Category Archives: Sexual risk behaviour
Is the sexual behaviour of HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy safe or risky in Sub-Saharan Africa? Meta-analysis and meta-regression
Background: Reports on the sexual behavior of people on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are inconsistent. We selected 14 articles that compared the sexual behavior of people with and without ART for...
Effectiveness of interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus in heterosexual men: A systematic review
Our objective was to review systematically studies of interventions to prevent transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in heterosexual men. Of 1157 studies identified through...
HIV infection and sexual risk behaviour among youth who have experienced orphanhood: Systematic review and meta-analysis
BACKGROUND: Previous research has suggested that orphaned children and adolescents might have elevated risk for HIV infection. We examined the state of evidence regarding the association between orphan status and...
Effectiveness of HIV risk reduction interventions among men who have sex with men in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of risk reduction interventions on HIV knowledge, attitudes and behaviors among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. METHODS: We performed a systematic...
HIV and Mexican migrant workers in the United States: A review applying the vulnerable populations conceptual model
Mexican migrant workers residing in the United States are a vulnerable population at high risk for HIV infection. This article critically appraises the published data surrounding HIV prevalence in this...
Recent advances (2011-2012) in technology-delivered interventions for people living with HIV
Technology is rapidly advancing and becoming a cost effective option for intervention delivery particularly for isolated and hard to reach populations, such as people living with HIV/AIDS. A systematic review...
Systematic review of interventions to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, among young people in Europe
AIM: To examine the effectiveness of interventions seeking to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, among young people in the European Union. METHODS: For this systematic...
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in preventing HIV risk behaviour in injecting drug users
OBJECTIVE: To consider evidence for the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in reducing the risk of infection with HIV of injecting drug users. METHOD: We reviewed 19 published studies of the...
Heterosexual risk of HIV-1 infection per sexual act: Systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies of the risk of HIV-1 transmission per heterosexual contact. 43 publications comprising 25 different study populations were identified. Pooled female-to-male...
Reconsidering community-based health promotion: Promise, performance, and potential
Contemporary public health emphasizes a community-based approach to health promotion and disease prevention. The evidence from the past 20 years indicates, however, that many community-based programs have had only modest...
Psychosocial interventions for the reduction of injection and sexual risk behaviour for preventing HIV in drug users
BACKGROUND: Drug users (including both injection drug users and crack cocaine users), are at high levels of risk for contracting HIV. Therefore it is important to reduce the injection and/or...
