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SynthesisAIDS and behavior2013

Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.

Caitlin E Kennedy, Virginia A Fonner, Michael D Sweat, F Amolo Okero, Rachel Baggaley, Kevin R O'Reilly

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Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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85citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

85 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 167 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Caitlin E KennedySocial and Behavioral Interventions Program, Department of International Health, Room E5033, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. ckennedy@jhsph.edu
Virginia A Fonner
Michael D Sweat
F Amolo Okero
Rachel Baggaley
Kevin R O'Reilly
Johns Hopkins University · USWorld Health Organization · CHMedical 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
NIMH NIH HHS 1R01MH090173NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH090173
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) has expanded since 2007 WHO guidelines were established. We conducted a systematic review of PITC in low- and middle-income countries. Peer-reviewed studies were included if they measured pre-post or multi-arm outcomes. Two coders abstracted data using standardized forms. Nineteen studies were included, all from sub-Saharan Africa (N = 15) or Asia (N = 4). Studies were conducted in clinics for antenatal/family planning/child health (N = 12), tuberculosis (N = 4), outpatient (N = 1), sexually transmitted diseases (N = 1), and methadone maintenance (N = 1). HIV testing uptake increased after PITC. Condom use also increased following PITC in most studies; nevirapine uptake and other outcomes were mixed. Few negative outcomes were identified. Findings support PITC as an important intervention to increase HIV testing. PITC's impact on other outcomes is mixed, but does not appear to be worse than voluntary counseling and testing. PITC should continue to be expanded and rigorously evaluated across settings and outcomes.

Indexed as

AIDS SerodiagnosisDeveloping CountriesCounselingFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMale

Identifiers

PMID22752501
PMCPMC3927322
OpenAlexW2128728254

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