Air pollution and kidney cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Although several risk factors of kidney cancer have already been well-addressed, many remain underappreciated, such as chronic exposure to air pollution. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to assess the association between air pollutant exposure and the risk of kidney cancer.

Methods: With an exhaustive search equation including keywords related to air pollution and kidney cancer on EMBASE, PubMed, Web of science, Cochrane Library and CINAHL database, we identified all relevant articles published before March 23rd, 2023 (Prospero registration number: CRD42020187956).

Immunovirological status in people with perinatal and adult-acquired HIV-1 infection: a multi-cohort analysis from France.

Background: No study has compared the virological and immunological status of young people with perinatally-acquired HIV infection (P-HIV) with that of people with HIV adulthood (A-HIV) having a similar duration of infection.

Methods: 5 French cohorts of P-HIV and A-HIV patients with a known date of HIV-infection and receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), were used to compare the following proportions of: virological failure (VF) defined as plasma HIV RNA ≥ 50 copies/mL, CD4 cell percentages and CD4:CD8 ratios, at the time of the most recent visit since 2012. The analysis was stratified on time since infection, and multivariate models were adjusted for demographics and treatment history.

A comprehensive introductory course on systematic review and meta-analysis simultaneously delivered in-person and online in Cameroon.

The global increased on research outputs around health research in general and systematic reviews has not left Sub-Saharan Africa indifferent, and Cameroon in particular. Research projects have not only increased in number but also in complexity with a record proportion of systematic review projects. This indicates that there is an unprecedented need to increase knowledge and expertise on systematic reviews and meta-analyses for high-quality evidence synthesis.

Evaluation of strategies for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Cameroon: a mixed qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional analysis from the Adamawa region of Cameroon.

Background: To accelerate the fight against HIV/AIDS and eliminate the mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of the virus, Cameroon has implemented and intensified several strategies despite which numerous children continue to be born infected with HIV. This study aimed to evaluate these strategies put in place for the prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) in Cameroon.

Methods: A qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional analysis was conducted in seven PMTCT care units situated in the Adamawa region of the country.