SynthesisAmerican journal of public health2012
Meta-analysis of single-session behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: implications for bundling prevention packages.
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54 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sleep Interventions and the Prevention of Pediatric Anxiety: A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2026Pooled it
- Behaviour change techniques in brief interventions to prevent HIV, STI and unintended pregnancies: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Single-Session Behavioral Interventions for Sexual Risk Reduction: A Meta-Analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016Pooled it
- A synthesis of meta-analytic evidence of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STIs.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Do brief alcohol interventions reduce tobacco use among adolescents and young adults? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Pooled it
- A systematic review of sexual health interventions for adults: narrative evidence.Journal of sex research · 2015Pooled it
- HIV prevention for adults with criminal justice involvement: a systematic review of HIV risk-reduction interventions in incarceration and community settings.American journal of public health · 2014Pooled it
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- Randomized Clinical Trial of Stigma Counseling and HIV Testing Access Interventions to Increase HIV Testing Among Black Sexual Minority Men and Transwomen.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
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- Motivational interviewing for family planning and reducing risky sexual behavior among incarcerated men nearing release: A randomized controlled pilot study.Psychological services · 2023Trial
- Motivational interviewing to reduce risky sexual behaviors among at-risk male youth: A randomized controlled pilot study.Psychological services · 2022Trial
- Randomized Trial to Reduce Risky Sexual Behavior Among Justice-Involved Adolescents.American journal of preventive medicine · 2021Trial
- Personalized Cognitive Counseling Reduces Drinking Expectancy Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Transgender Women in Lima, Peru: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2020Trial
- Exploring motivation to notify and barriers to partner notification of sexually transmitted infections in South Africa: a qualitative study.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Do As I Say: Using Communication Role-Plays to Assess Sexual Assertiveness Following an Intervention.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2016Trial
- Acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a tailored online HIV/STI testing intervention for young men who have sex with men: the Get Connected! program.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Reaching the hard to reach: longitudinal investigation of adolescents' attendance at an after-school sexual and reproductive health programme in Western Cape, South Africa.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Evaluating a Brief, Video-Based Sexual Risk Reduction Intervention and Assessment Reactivity with STI Clinic Patients: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Do Assessments of HIV Risk Behaviors Change Behaviors and Prevention Intervention Efficacy? An Experimental Examination of the Influence of Type of Assessment and Risk Perceptions.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2015Trial
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Abstract
Evidence-based, single-session behavioral interventions are urgently needed for preventing the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To estimate the efficacy of single-session, behavioral interventions for STI prevention, we collected data from 29 single-session interventions (20 studies; n = 52 465) with an STI outcome. Infection with an STI was 35% less likely (odds ratio = 0.65; 95% confidence interval = 0.55-0.77) among intervention group participants than among control group participants. Single-session interventions offer considerable benefits in terms of disease prevention and create minimal burden for both the patient and the provider. Brief and effective STI prevention interventions are a valuable tool and can be readily adapted to bolster the benefits of biomedical technologies focusing on the prevention of HIV and other STIs.
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