Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour
Acculturation and HIV-related sexual behaviours among international migrants: A systematic review and meta-analysis
This review examines the global literature regarding the relationship between acculturation and HIV-related sexual behaviours among international migrants. Seventy-nine articles published in English-language journals prior to July 2012 met the...
Your blues ain’t like mine: Considering integrative antiracism in HIV prevention research with black men who have sex with men in Canada and the United States
Evidence-based interventions have been developed and used to prevent HIV infections among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in Canada and the United States; however, the degree to...
Hormonal contraceptive methods and risk of HIV acquisition in women: A systematic review of epidemiological evidence
Whether use of various types of hormonal contraception (HC) affect risk of HIV acquisition is a critical question for women’s health. For this systematic review, we identified 22 studies published...
Systematic review of couple-based HIV intervention and prevention studies: Advantages, gaps, and future directions
We conducted a systematic review of couple-based HIV biobehavioral (skills-building, VCT, and adherence) and biomedical (ART, circumcision) prevention and intervention studies designed to reduce sexual- and drug-risk behaviors and HIV...
A systematic review of interventions for reducing HIV risk behaviors among people living with HIV in the United States, 1988-2012
OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to examine interventions for reducing HIV risk behaviors among people living with HIV (PLWH) in the United States. METHODS: Systematic searches included electronic databases...
Factors related to risky sexual behaviors and effective STI/HIV and pregnancy intervention programs for African American adolescents.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this integrative literature review study was to investigate factors related to risky sexual behaviors among African American adolescents, to evaluate which of the factors are common...
HIV/AIDS and minority men who have sex with men: A meta-ethnographic synthesis of qualitative research
The World Health Organization (2009) estimates that there are as many as 33 million people currently living with HIV/AIDS throughout the world. Studies also reveal that racial disparities significantly influence...
A community empowerment approach to the HIV response among sex workers: Effectiveness, challenges, and considerations for implementation and scale-up
A community empowerment-based response to HIV is a process by which sex workers take collective ownership of programmes to achieve the most effective HIV outcomes and address social and structural...
Sexual risk reduction for persons living with HIV: Research synthesis of randomized controlled trials, 1993 to 2004
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
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...
