Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour

Sexual risk reduction for persons living with HIV: Research synthesis of randomized controlled trials, 1993 to 2004

2006

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a meta-analytic review of interventions to reduce HIV individuals’ sexual risk. DESIGN: Studies were included if they examined a deliberate sexual risk-reduction strategy in a sample that...

Effectiveness of female controlled barrier methods in preventing sexually transmitted infections and HIV: Current evidence and future research directions

2005

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of female controlled physical and chemical barrier methods in preventing STI/HIV transmission, to examine recent reviews on microbicide development, and to highlight promising...

Effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted infections

2004

In June 2000, the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) organized a review of the scientific evidence on the effectiveness of condoms in preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The...

HIV prevention programs with heterosexuals

2000

Objective: Efficacious HIV prevention programs designed for heterosexual adults were identified. Methods: Thirty-two programs designed with a comparison group and aimed at preventing heterosexual transmission for HIV were identified utilizing...

The intersections of HIV and violence: Directions for future research and interventions

2000

The purpose of this paper is to review the available literature on the intersections between HIV and violence and present an agenda for future research to guide policy and programs....

A meta-analysis of the efficacy of HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Asia, 1995-2009

2012

The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow in pockets across Asia, despite early successes at curtailing its spread in countries like Thailand. Recent evidence documents dramatic increases in incidence among risk...

HIV risk among men who have sex with men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse: Systematic review and meta-analysis

2012

Previous research has indicated a high prevalence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, and has suggested that CSA history...

Interventions to prevent HIV and Hepatitis C in people who inject drugs: A review of reviews to assess evidence of effectiveness

2014

BACKGROUND: Injecting drug use is a major risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of HIV and Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Prevention of these infections among people who inject drugs...

Behavioral interventions to reduce the transmission of HIV infection among sex workers and their clients in low- and middle-income countries

2012

BACKGROUND: Various interventions have been adopted to reduce HIV transmission among sex workers and their clients but the effectiveness of these strategies has yet to be investigated using meta-analytic techniques....

Linking sexual and reproductive health and HIV interventions: A systematic review

2010

BACKGROUND: The international community agrees that the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved without ensuring universal access to both sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment,...

Effectiveness of peer education interventions for HIV prevention in developing countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2009

Peer education for HIV prevention has been widely implemented in developing countries, yet the effectiveness of this intervention has not been systematically evaluated. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis...

Systematic review of public health branding

2008

Brands build relationships between consumers and products, services, or lifestyles by providing beneficial exchanges and adding value to their objects. Brands can be measured through associations that consumers hold for...

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