Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour
A systematic review up to 2018 of HIV and associated factors among criminal justice-involved (CJI) Black sexual and gender minority populations in the United States (US)
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) and Black transgender women (BTW) are impacted by dual epidemics of HIV and incarceration. We advanced understanding of the relationship between criminal...
Effectiveness of HIV stigma interventions for men who have sex with men (MSM) with and without HIV in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analyses
Stigma may contribute to HIV disparities for men who have sex with men (MSM). This systematic review quantified the effects of HIV stigma interventions for MSM on stigma and sex...
Best practices of using online and geosocial network applications to provide HIV and sexual health information to young newcomer men who have sex with men
There is a high HIV incidence among young gay men and other men who have sex with men in countries such as China in recent years. Evidence shows that HIV...
Association of sexual health interventions With sexual health outcomes in Black adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Importance Black adolescents are at increased risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and experiencing unplanned pregnancy. Although sexual health interventions aimed at decreasing these risks exist,...
Attributes of HIV infection over decades (1982-2018): A systematic review and meta-analysis
Understanding the risk factors for HIV infection is the foundation of successful preventive strategies, which must bundle sociocultural, behavioural and biomedical interventions to halt disease transmission. We aimed in this...
Social network strategy as a promising intervention to better reach key populations for promoting HIV prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Key populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM), drug users and sex workers are at high risk of HIV infection, but they are marginalised and hidden....
Digital health for sexually transmitted infection and HIV services: A global scoping review
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The current study aimed to review how digital health has been used for sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV prevention, testing, and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS: A scoping review was...
A systematic review of early adoption of implementation science for HIV prevention or treatment in the United States
OBJECTIVE: To provide the first systematic review of the early adoption of implementation science for HIV prevention or treatment in the United States. We identified primary research studies that addressed...
Efficacy of psychological interventions towards the reduction of high-risk sexual behaviors among people living with HIV: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2010-2020
People living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) may be vulnerable to mental illness. As sexual transmission is the leading cause of HIV infection, evidence-based study for the effect of psychological interventions on...
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of school based interventions on sexual risk behaviors and sexually transmitted infections among young adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa
Young adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are at high risk of involvement in sexual risk behaviors; and curable sexually transmitted infections (STI), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), human immunodeficiency...
Stigma, HIV risk, and access to HIV prevention and treatment services among me who have sex with mem (MSM) in the United States: A scoping review
In light of recent advances in HIV prevention and treatment, we reviewed the literature to understand how different types of stigma impact HIV risk; access to HIV prevention, care, and...
