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SynthesisAIDS and behavior2016

Improving Engagement in the HIV Care Cascade: A Systematic Review of Interventions Involving People Living with HIV/AIDS as Peers.

Becky L Genberg, Sylvia Shangani, Kelly Sabatino, Beth Rachlis, Juddy Wachira, Paula Braitstein, Don Operario

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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102citing papers in PubMed, 12 pooled it
8.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 172 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. People Living with HIV Experiences from Peer Support: A Meta-Synthesis.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2026
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  11. HIV Risk Reduction Interventions Among Substance-Abusing Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2017
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  19. A Randomized Trial to Test a Peer Mentor Intervention to Improve Outcomes in Persons Hospitalized With HIV Infection.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2016
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42 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Becky L GenbergDepartment of Health Services, Policy & Practice, Brown University, 121 S. Main Street, Box G-121-6, Providence, RI, 02912, USA. becky_genberg@brown.edu.
Sylvia ShanganiDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Kelly SabatinoDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Beth RachlisThe Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Toronto, Canada.
Juddy WachiraAcademic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH), Eldoret, Kenya.
Paula BraitsteinDalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Don OperarioDepartment of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Brown University · USMoi University · KEOntario HIV Treatment Network · CARegenstrief Institute · US

Funding

Minority Populations Prevention Researcher TrainingR25HD045810 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI NEILANDS, TORSTEN BRIAN · 2003 to 2018
$4.3M
Partnerships for the Next Generation of HIV Social Science in South AfricaR24HD077976 · NICHD · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI COLVIN, CHRISTOPHER JAMES, LURIE, MARK NATHAN · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
Linkage to Care Following Home-Based Counseling and Testing in Western KenyaK01MH099966 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GENBERG, BECKY LYNN · 2013 to 2017
$826k
Acceptability of PrEP for HIV Prevention among HIV-positive and HIV-negative AdolescentsR21AI116309 · NIAID · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI HOARE, JACQUELINE, OPERARIO, DON · 2015 to 2016
$397k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI116309NICHD NIH HHS R24 HD077976NICHD NIH HHS R25 HD045810NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH099966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Improving patient engagement in HIV care is critical for maximizing the impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART). We conducted a systematic review of studies that used HIV-positive peers to bolster linkage, retention, and/or adherence to ART. We searched articles published and indexed in Pubmed, PsycINFO, and CINAHL between 1996 and 2014. Peers were required to be HIV-positive. Studies were restricted to those published in English. Nine studies with n = 4658 participants met the inclusion criteria. Peer-based interventions were predominantly focused on improving adherence to ART, or evaluations of retention and adherence via viral suppression. Five (56 %) were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Overall findings were mixed on the impact of peers on ART adherence, viral suppression, and mortality. While positive effects of peer interventions on improving linkage and retention were found, there were limited studies assessing these outcomes. Additional research is warranted to demonstrate the impact of peers on linkage and retention in diverse populations.

Indexed as

Continuity of Patient CarePatient Acceptance of Health CareAfrica South of the SaharaAnti-HIV AgentsHIV InfectionsHumansMedication AdherencePatient ParticipationPeer GroupAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral adhernceLinkage to HIV carePeer interventionsRetention in HIV careSub-Saharan AfricaSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID26837630
PMCPMC4970970
OpenAlexW2269002443

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Registered trials

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