SynthesisCroatian medical journal2010
Systematic review of interventions to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, among young people in Europe.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention interventions for reducing risky sexual behavior among youth worldwide: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs in the USA: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce risk for sexually transmitted infections in adolescents: A meta-analysis of trials, 2008-2016.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Knowledge of Syphilis and Human Papillomavirus and Associated Factors in a Japanese University Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Sexual and reproductive empowerment scale for adolescents and young adults: a psychometric analysis among Chinese college students.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Biological, demographic, and health factors associated with HPV infection in Ecuadorian women.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexually transmitted infection prevention practices among Ethiopian young people.SAGE open medicine · 2023Review
- Overcoming barriers to HPV vaccination in rural Vermont through a multicomponent peer-based approach.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2022Review
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- Social Network Research contribution to evaluating process in a feasibility study of a peer-led and school-based sexual health intervention.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and Associated Factors Among Night School Students in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia.Infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Cross-country Association of Press Freedom and LGBT freedom with prevalence of persons living with HIV: implication for global strategy against HIV/AIDS.Global health research and policy · 2018Article
- Peer mentorship program on HIV/AIDS knowledge, beliefs, and prevention attitudes among orphaned adolescents: an evidence based practice.Vulnerable children and youth studies · 2015Article
- Effectiveness of a prevention campaign on HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescents in Eastern Slovakia.International journal of public health · 2014Article
- The Peer Education Approach in Adolescents- Narrative Review Article.Iranian journal of public health · 2013Article
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Abstract
aimTo examine the effectiveness of interventions seeking to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, among young people in the European Union.
methodsFor this systematic review, we examined interventions that aimed at STI risk reduction and health promotion conducted in schools, clinics, and in the community for reported effectiveness (in changing sexual behavior and/or knowledge) between 1995 and 2005. We also reviewed study design and intervention methodology to discover how these factors affected the results, and we compiled a list of characteristics associated with successful and unsuccessful programs. Studies were eligible if they employed a randomized control design or intervention-only design that examined change over time and measured behavioral, biologic, or certain psychosocial outcomes.
resultsOf the 19 studies that satisfied our review criteria, 11 reported improvements in the sexual health knowledge and/or attitudes of young people. Ten of the 19 studies aimed to change sexual risk behavior and 3 studies reported a significant reduction in a specific aspect of sexual risk behavior. Two of the interventions that led to behavioral change were peer-led and the other was teacher-led. Only 1 of the 8 randomized controlled trials reported any statistically significant change in sexual behavior, and then only for young females.
conclusionThe young people studied were more accepting of peer-led than teacher-led interventions. Peer-led interventions were also more successful in improving sexual knowledge, though there was no clear difference in their effectiveness in changing behavior. The improvement in sexual health knowledge does not necessarily lead to behavioral change. While knowledge may help improve health-seeking behavior, additional interventions are needed to reduce STIs among young people.
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