Effectiveness of text messaging interventions on prevention, detection, treatment, and knowledge outcomes for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis
2019
BACKGROUND: Rates of STIs continue to rise worldwide, and novel evidence-based interventions such as text messaging aimed at improving client services are needed. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate text...
Cost effectiveness of HIV and sexual reproductive health interventions targeting sex workers: A systematic review
2018
Background: Sex workers have high incidences of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Although, interventions targeting sex workers have shown to be effective, evidence on which strategies are most cost-effective...
Trends and emerging directions in HIV risk and prevention research in the Philippines: A systematic review of the literature
2018
BACKGROUND: The Philippines is experiencing one of the fastest growing epidemics globally. Evidence-based public health policies are needed. To describe the public health literature on HIV risk groups and prevention...
HIV, sexually transmitted infection, and substance use continuum of care interventions among criminal justice-involved black men who have sex with men: A systematic review
2018
BACKGROUND: Because Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) experience high rates of both HIV and incarceration relative to other groups, the various stages of criminal justice involvement may...
Educational technologies and practices for prevention of vertical HIV transmission
2018
OBJECTIVE: to assess available evidence on educational technologies and practices for prevention of vertical HIV transmission. METHOD: LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, BDENF, between April and May 2016, with the descriptors: “Vertical...
What factors affect the health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian youth?
2016
Key take-home messages Some studies have found a relationship between sexual minority status and substance use among Asian youth and adults. However, other studies have found evidence of resilience among...
Mobile apps and sexual risk behaviours among men who have sex with men
2016
Key take-home messages Since the 1990s, gay and bisexual men who have sex with men have been using information and communication technologies, specifically the internet and mobile smartphone networking applications...
Programs to improve the sexual health and well-being of transgender individuals
2016
Key take-home messages There are a lack of high-quality interventions that demonstrate positive impacts on the health of transgender women. A small number of interventions have had a positive effect...
Strategies for effectively communicating the risk of HIV transmission
2017
Key take-home messages Probability information alone may not be an effective way of communicating HIV risk information. Information about what causes a health problem, how severe the consequences of that...
Social media and HIV
2010
Key take-home messages Through a review of the literature, we were unable to locate any evaluations related to the use of social media. We identified four examples of Facebook pages...
Sports and social gay networks for HIV prevention
2010
Key take-home messages We were unable to locate any research evidence assessing sport and/or social gay networks as HIV prevention strategies. The studies we did identify assess social networks as...
The use of social marketing campaigns to increase HIV testing uptake: A systematic review
2018
Social marketing campaigns have been increasingly used in HIV prevention efforts to address barriers to HIV testing. The purpose of this review is to evaluate the social marketing campaigns in...
