SynthesisAIDS and behavior2013
A systematic review to identify challenges of demonstrating efficacy of HIV behavioral interventions for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM).
Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04870723 (An International Multi-site, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief eHealth Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors, and Reduce Pandemic Stress Among Diverse LGBT+ People), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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An International Multi-site, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief eHealth Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors, and Reduce Pandemic Stress Among Diverse LGBT+ People
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 64 citations in OpenAlex.
- A web of risk: multilevel factors and feedback loops (re)produce HIV 'risk' among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men - a global systematic review.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2026Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Electronic Health Interventions for Promoting HIV-Preventive Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Meta-Analysis Based on an Integrative Framework of Design and Implementation Features.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- A synthesis of meta-analytic evidence of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STIs.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Research Synthesis, HIV Prevention Response, and Public Health: CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- Incorporation of Social Determinants of Health in the Peer-Reviewed Literature: A Systematic Review of Articles Authored by the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
- A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial of Game Plan, A Web Application to Help Men Who Have Sex with Men Reduce Their HIV Risk and Alcohol Use.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of a positive affect intervention for people newly diagnosed with HIV.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2017Trial
- Development and effectiveness of a mobile phone application conducting health behavioral intervention among men who have sex with men, a randomized controlled trial: study protocol.BMC public health · 2017Trial
- Implementation and Operational Research: Computer-Assisted Intervention for Safer Sex in HIV-Positive Men Having Sex With Men: Findings of a European Randomized Multi-Center Trial.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 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
- On the Efficacy and Mediation of a One-on-One HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for African American Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Randomized Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Interventions, Barriers, and Facilitators to Address the Sexual Problems of Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV: A Rapid Scoping Review.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- HCV knowledge and attitudes among HIV-negative MSM and MSM living with HIV in China: results from a cross-sectional online survey.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Individual level peer interventions for gay and bisexual men who have sex with men between 2000 and 2020: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
- An eHealth Intervention for Promoting COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors and Reducing Pandemic Distress Among Sexual and Gender Minorities: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (#SafeHandsSafeHearts).JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- How Alcohol Influences Mechanisms of Sexual Risk Behavior Change: Contributions of Alcohol Challenge Research to the Development of HIV Prevention Interventions.AIDS and behavior · 2021Review
- Social Media-Based Secondary Distribution of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Syphilis Self-testing Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2021Article
- Client perspectives on an outreach approach for HIV prevention targeting Indonesian MSM and transwomen.Health promotion international · 2020Article
- Sex, Drugs, and Impulse Regulation: A Perspective on Reducing Transmission Risk Behavior and Improving Mental Health Among MSM Living With HIV.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Evaluation of a training aimed at building capacity for outreaching to men who have sex with men and transgender women in Indonesia.Health education research · 2019Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately affected by HIV but few MSM-specific evidence-based interventions (EBIs) have been identified for this vulnerable group. We conducted a systematic review to identify reasons for the small number of EBIs for MSM. We also compared study, intervention and sample characteristics of EBIs versus non-EBIs to better understand the challenges of demonstrating efficacy evidence. Thirty-three MSM-specific studies were evaluated: Nine (27 %) were considered EBIs while 24 (73 %) were non-EBIs. Non-EBIs had multiple methodological limitations; the most common was not finding a significant positive effect. Compared to EBIs, non-EBIs were less likely to use peer intervention deliverers, include sexual communication in their interventions, and intervene at the community level. Incorporating characteristics associated with EBIs may strengthen behavioral interventions for MSM. More EBIs are needed for substance-using MSM, MSM of color, MSM residing in the south and MSM in couples.
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