Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour
HIV risk-reduction prevention interventions targeting African American adolescent women
African American young women are overwhelmingly disproportionately burdened by HIV/AIDS in the United States today. The purpose of the current systematic review was to identify the characteristics of efficacious HIV...
Quantifying the harms and benefits from serosorting among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men: A systematic review and meta-analysis
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between serosorting and HIV infection among HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM). Compared to no condomless anal sex...
Behavioural disinhibition in the general population during the antiretroviral therapy roll-out in Sub-Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis
Objectives: Improved life expectancy and reduced transmission probabilities due to ART may result in behavioural disinhibition – that is an increase in sexual risk behaviour in response to a perceived lower...
Systematic review of sex work interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: Examining combination prevention approaches
OBJECTIVE: The incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections is disproportionately high among sex workers (SW). We aimed to update the evidence on the effectiveness of SW interventions in sub-Saharan...
Neighborhood environments and sexual risk behaviors for HIV infection among U.S. women: A systematic review
Empirical evidence indicates that aspects of the neighborhood environment may affect HIV prevention efforts. Therefore, the neighborhood environment should be considered when implementing prevention interventions. However, much of the empirical...
A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychosocial interventions to reduce drug and sexual blood borne virus risk behaviours among people who inject drugs
Opiate substitution treatment and needle exchanges have reduced blood borne virus (BBV) transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID). Psychosocial interventions could further prevent BBV. A systematic review and meta-analysis...
The promotion of intrauterine contraception in low- and middle-income countries: A narrative review
CONTEXT: The contribution of copper-bearing intrauterine devices (IUDs) to overall contraceptive protection has declined in many countries, despite their well-known advantages. In response, initiatives to promote this method have been...
Uptake contexts and perceived impacts of HIV testing and counselling among adults in East and Southern Africa: A meta-ethnographic review
INTRODUCTION: HIV testing and counselling (HTC) interventions are key to controlling the HIV epidemic in East and Southern Africa where HTC is primarily delivered through voluntary counselling and testing (VCT),...
Healthy aging in older women living with HIV infection: A systematic review of psychosocial factors
Due to life-enhancing effects of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive persons have the potential for long life comparable to their uninfected peers. Older women (age 50+) living with HIV (OWLH) are often...
The clinical effectiveness of individual behaviour change interventions to reduce risky sexual behaviour after a negative human immunodeficiency virus test in men who have sex with men: Systematic and realist reviews and intervention development
BACKGROUND: Men who have sex with men (MSM) experience significant inequalities in health and well-being. They are the group in the UK at the highest risk of acquiring a human...
Brief interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections suitable for in-service use: A systematic review
BACKGROUND: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are more common in young people and men who have sex with men (MSM) and effective in-service interventions are needed. METHODS: A systematic review of...
Transactional sex and risk for HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis
INTRODUCTION: Young women aged 15 to 24 years in sub-Saharan Africa continue to be disproportionately affected by HIV. A growing number of studies have suggested that the practice of transactional...
