Rates of adverse events of antiretroviral therapy in women living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is limited information regarding the incidence of treatment-related adverse events (AE) following antiretroviral therapy (ART) in women. So, this review aimed to describe the incidence of AE of ART in women living with HIV/AIDS.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos, Lilacs and Who Index, from inception to 9 April 2023.

Eligibility criteria

We included randomised controlled trials with at least 12 weeks of follow-up and evaluated AE of ART in women at any age living with HIV/AIDS, without restrictions on status, year or language of publication. We excluded post hoc or secondary analyses and open-label extensions without comparator, and trials involving pregnant or breastfeeding

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11293376 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature