HIV continuum of care: expanding scope beyond a cross-sectional view to include time analysis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The continuum of care (CoC) model has been used to describe the main pillars of HIV care. This study aims to systematically review methods and elucidate gaps in the CoC analyses, especially in terms of the timing of the progression through steps, recognized nowadays as a critical parameter for an effective response to the epidemic.

Methods

A PubMed and EMBASE databases search up to December 2019 resulted in 1918 articles, of which 209 were included in this review; 84 studies presented in major HIV conferences were also included. Studies that did not provide explicit definitions, modelling studies and those reporting only on metrics for subpopulations or factors affecting a CoC stage were excluded. Included articles reported results on 1 to 6 CoC stages.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Vourli G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8447660 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature