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SynthesisAIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education2009

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

Amy Medley, Caitlin Kennedy, Kevin O'Reilly, Michael Sweat

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Synthesis in AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04772469 (Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men), which is not on this map. Cited by 238 papers, 25 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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238citing papers in PubMed, 25 pooled it
11.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04772469 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, San FranciscoRan2021 to 2023Enrolled934ConditionsHuman Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, ViralArmsProvision of multiple self-tests, Small monetary incentives, Use of SMS/text reminders to motivate adherence to ART or PrEP
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

238 citing papers in PubMed, 25 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 563 citations in OpenAlex.

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178 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Amy MedleyJohns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205-1996, USA. amedley@jhsph.edu
Caitlin Kennedy
Kevin O'Reilly
Michael Sweat
Johns Hopkins University · USMedical University of South Carolina · USWorld Health Organization - Pakistan · PK

Funding

Synthesizing HIV Behavioral Intervention Effectiveness in Developing CountriesR01MH090173 · NIMH · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI SWEAT, MICHAEL D · 2010 to 2019
$4.2M
HIV Intervention Effectiveness in Developing CountriesR01MH071204 · NIMH · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI SWEAT, MICHAEL D · 2004 to 2007
$1.2M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH071204NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH090173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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 of peer education interventions in developing countries published between January 1990 and November 2006. Standardized methods of searching and data abstraction were utilized. Merged effect sizes were calculated using random effects models. Thirty studies were identified. In meta-analysis, peer education interventions were significantly associated with increased HIV knowledge (odds ratio [OR]: 2.28; 95%, confidence interval [CI]:1.88, 2.75), reduced equipment sharing among injection drug users (OR: 0.37; 95% CI: 0.20, 0.67), and increased condom use (OR: 1.92; 95% CI: 1.59, 2.33). Peer education programs had a nonsignificant effect on sexually transmitted infections (OR: 1.22; 95% CI:0.88, 1.71). Meta-analysis indicates that peer education programs in developing countries are moderately effective at improving behavioral outcomes but show no significant impact on biological outcomes. Further research is needed to determine factors that maximize the likelihood of program success.

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Health EducationPeer GroupConfidence IntervalsDeveloping CountriesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHumansMaleOdds RatioProgram Evaluation

Identifiers

PMID19519235
PMCPMC3927325
OpenAlexW2076285137

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