Experience of chronic noncommunicable disease in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-aggregation of qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An increasing number of people living with HIV (PLWH) have had chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) over the last 5 years. However, robust evidence regarding the perception and challenges of having NCDs among PLWH is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to synthesize qualitative evidence regarding the experiences of PLWH with NCDs.

Methods

We used a meta-aggregation approach to synthesize qualitative studies. Peer-reviewed and gray literature published in English and Chinese from 1996 to November 2020 was searched using electronic databases. Two reviewers independently appraised the methodological quality and extracted data from the included studies. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) meta-aggregation approach was used to synthesize the findings.

Results

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8431942 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature