Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour

Achievement of interventions on HIV infection prevention among migrants in China: A meta-analysis

2018

In China, migrants with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become a serious problem in the field of AIDS prevention. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of interventions for human...

Participants’ accrual and delivery of HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2018

BACKGROUND: Across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), HIV disproportionately affects men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) compared with other men of the same age group in the general population. Access to HIV services remains low among...

Nanotechnology and the future of condoms in the prevention of sexually transmitted infections

2018

Objective: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is among the utmost destructive viruses humankind has ever faced in almost four decades. It carries with it profound socioeconomic and public health implications....

Effects of pre-exposure prophylaxis for the prevention of HIV infection on sexual risk behavior in men who have sex with men: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2018

Background: HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective in reducing HIV risk in men who have sex with men (MSM). However concerns remain that risk compensation in PrEP users may lead...

Social support networks: An underutilized resource for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among Hispanic/Latino migrants and immigrants

2018

Hispanic/Latino migrants and immigrants are vulnerable to infection by HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Participation in social support networks helps them cope with circumstances in the U.S. Studies...

Food insecurity, sexual risk behavior, and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among women living with HIV: A systematic review

2017

Gender inequalities shape the experience of food insecurity among women living with HIV (WLHIV). We systematically reviewed the impact of food insecurity on sexual risk behaviors and antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

A review of risk behaviors for HIV infection by men who have sex with men through geosocial networking phone apps

2017

The purpose of our review was to analyze the relationship between the use of geosocial networking phone apps and risk behaviors for HIV infection in men who have sex with...

HIV risk inside U.S. prisons: A systematic review of risk reduction interventions conducted in U.S. prisons

2017

HIV prevalence in correctional populations is approximately five times that of the general adult population. This systematic review examines the broad question of HIV prevention and interventions to reduce inmate...

‘Men who use the Internet to seek sex with men’: Rethinking sexuality in the transnational context of HIV prevention

2016

MISM (i.e. men who use the Internet to seek sex with men) has emerged in public health literature as a population in need of HIV prevention. In this paper, we...

A global research synthesis of HIV and STI biobehavioural risks in female-to-male transgender adults

2016

There is a growing interest in HIV infection and sexually transmitted infection (STI) disease burden and risk among transgender people globally; however, the majority of work has been conducted with...

HIV/STI prevention interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2017

Behavioral interventions can prevent the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections. This systematic review and meta-analysis assesses the effectiveness and quality of available evidence of HIV prevention interventions for...

Interventions that address intimate partner violence and HIV among women: A systematic review

2018

Recognizing the high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women and girls who are either at risk for or suffer from intimate partner violence (IPV) and the overlapping challenges posed...

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