Interventions to enhance testing, linkage to care, and treatment initiation for hepatitis C virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - The lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Despite the goal set by WHO to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public
health threat, uptake of HCV testing and treatment remains low. To achieve this target …

Significant association between perceived HIV related stigma and late presentation for HIV/AIDS care in low and middle-income countries: a systematic review and …

HA Gesesew, A Tesfay Gebremedhin, TD Demissie… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Late presentation for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care is a major
impediment for the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) outcomes. The role that stigma …

Point-of-care testing for infectious diseases: diversity, complexity, and barriers in low-and middle-income countries

NP Pai, C Vadnais, C Denkinger, N Engel, M Pai - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Point-of-Care Testing for Infectious Diseases: Diversity, Complexity, and Barriers in Low-
And Middle-Income Countries | PLOS Medicine Skip to main content Advertisement PLOS …

Risk factors and outcomes for late presentation for HIV-positive persons in Europe: results from the Collaboration of Observational HIV Epidemiological Research …

A Mocroft, JD Lundgren, ML Sabin, AA Monforte… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Few studies have monitored late presentation (LP) of HIV infection over the
European continent, including Eastern Europe. Study objectives were to explore the impact …

The socio-ecological model approach to understanding barriers and facilitators to the accessing of health services by sex workers: a systematic review

PHX Ma, ZCY Chan, AY Loke - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Inequities in accessing health care persist among sex workers. The purpose of the review is
to understand the health-seeking behaviours of sex workers and their access to health care …

Interventions to enhance testing and linkage to treatment for hepatitis C infection for people who inject drugs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

EB Cunningham, A Wheeler, B Hajarizadeh… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background With the advent of direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapies for the treatment of
hepatitis C virus (HCV), the World Health Organization recommended a goal to eliminate …

Social support, perceived risk and the likelihood of COVID-19 testing and vaccination: cross-sectional data from the United Kingdom

R Jaspal, GM Breakwell - Current Psychology, 2022 - Springer
Two samples of 227 and 214 adults completed surveys of social support, perceived risk of
COVID-19 and COVID-19 preventive activity–in Study 1 likelihood of testing was examined …

Low coverage of HIV testing among adolescents and young adults in Nigeria: Implication for achieving the UNAIDS first 95

AI Ajayi, OE Awopegba, OA Adeagbo, BA Ushie - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Most studies on HIV testing among young people in Nigeria are not nationally
representative. As such, recent nationally representative data, such as the Multiple Indicator …

Cisnormativity as a structural barrier to STI testing for trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual, or have sex with men

M Stewart, H Ryu, E Blaque, A Hassan, P Anand… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Trans masculine, two-spirit, and non-binary people who are gay, bisexual or otherwise have
sex with men (TGBM) are under-tested for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and may face …

Mental health in 2020 for men who have sex with men in the United States

AW Batchelder, S Safren, AD Mitchell, I Ivardic… - Sexual …, 2017 - CSIRO Publishing
Despite continued advances in HIV prevention and treatment, gay and bisexual men and
other men who have sex with men (MSM) remain the population most impacted by HIV/AIDS …