Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour

The effectiveness of condoms in reducing heterosexual transmission of HIV

1999

CONTEXT: It is not established whether the condom is as effective at preventing heterosexual transmission of HIV as it is for preventing conception. An overall estimate of condom effectiveness for...

Meta-analyses of seven of the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s principles of drug addiction treatment

2012

Of the 13 principles of drug addiction treatment disseminated by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 7 were meta-analyzed as part of the Evidence-based Principles of Treatment (EPT) project....

Secrets and safety in the age of AIDS: Does HIV disclosure lead to safer sex?

2004

To fuel the HIV/AIDS epidemic, HIV-seropositive individuals must interact unsafely with HIV-seronegative individuals. Research indicates that up to one third of individuals diagnosed with HIV continue to have unprotected sex,...

Interventions to reduce sexual risk for the human immunodeficiency virus in adolescents, 1985-2000: A research synthesis

2003

OBJECTIVE: To summarize studies that have tested the efficacy of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sexual risk-reduction interventions in adolescents. DATA SOURCES: Reports were gathered from computerized databases, by contacting individual...

Persuasive communications to change actions: An analysis of behavioral and cognitive impact in HIV prevention

2003

This meta-analysis examined the validity of various theoretical assumptions about cognitive and behavioral change following a communication recommending condom use. The synthesis comprised 82 treatment and 29 control groups included...

HIV/AIDS and mental health research in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review

2011

The relationship between mental illness and HIV/AIDS is complex and bidirectional. A significant amount of research has been performed in high-income countries but less is known about HIV and mental...

Prevention of sexual risk behavior for HIV infection with women

2000

This paper defines the components of gender-specific interventions for HIV infections for women, i.e. negotiation skills with male partners for condom use, integration of strategies against HIV and other STD...

Weighing the gold in the gold standard: Challenges in HIV prevention research

2010

OBJECTIVE(S): Few HIV prevention interventions have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs). We examined design, implementation, and contextual considerations that may limit detection of a positive or adverse effect...

Pregnancy incidence and risk factors among women participating in vaginal microbicide trials for HIV prevention: systematic review and meta-analysis.

2013

INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy is contraindicated in vaginal microbicide trials for the prevention of HIV infection in women due to the unknown maternal and fetal safety of the microbicides. Women who become...

Social and behavioural HIV/AIDS research in Jordan: A systematic review

2012

This systematic review evaluated the extent of HIV/AIDS research conducted in Jordan related to behavioural and/or social outcomes. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and OVID (1980-2009) were searched as well as the...

Behavior change interventions to prevent HIV infection among women living in low and middle income countries: A systematic review

2010

We conducted a systematic review of behavioral change interventions to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV among women and girls living in low- and middle-income countries. PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science,...

Explaining racial disparities in HIV/AIDS incidence among women in the U.S.: A systematic review

2008

Surveillance data indicate that HIV incidence among Black women is more than 20 times that among White women and more than 4 times that among Hispanic women. Several studies have...

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