ReviewJournal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)2014
Effects of behavioral intervention content on HIV prevention outcomes: a meta-review of meta-analyses.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Behavioral Determinants and Effectiveness of Digital Behavior Change Interventions for the Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV: Overview of Systematic Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Behaviour change techniques in brief interventions to prevent HIV, STI and unintended pregnancies: A systematic review.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Interventions to reduce risk for sexually transmitted infections in adolescents: A meta-analysis of trials, 2008-2016.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- Behavioral Interventions Targeting Alcohol Use Among People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2017Pooled it
- A synthesis of meta-analytic evidence of behavioral interventions to reduce HIV/STIs.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Intervention to Increase Condom Use Among Users of Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Self-Sampling Websites (Wrapped): Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
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- The influence of a peer-based HIV prevention intervention on conversation about HIV prevention among people who inject drugs in Baltimore, Maryland.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Behavioral intervention improves treatment outcomes among HIV-infected individuals who have delayed, declined, or discontinued antiretroviral therapy: a randomized controlled trial of a novel intervention.AIDS and behavior · 2015Trial
- Acceptability of a Culturally Tailored eHealth Video Intervention "Put Yourself First" to Promote Preexposure Prophylaxis Awareness and Knowledge Among Young Black Women: Mixed Methods Pilot Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Single-Session Interventions To Enhance HIV Outcomes among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Scoping Review and Implications for Integrating HIV and Mental Health Services.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Determinants of behaviour and their efficacy as targets of behavioural change interventions.Nature reviews. Psychology · 2024Article
- Family-based interventions in youth to prevent HIV/AIDS: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Review
- Effects of the Waya Intervention on Marital Satisfaction and HIV Risk Behaviors in Western Kenya: A Pre-Post Study Design.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Article
- 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
- Vulnerability to HIV infection among the Borana pastoral community of Southern Ethiopia: a persisting challenge.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
- Participation in HIV Behavioral Research: Unanticipated Benefits and Burdens.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- From Theory-Inspired to Theory-Based Interventions: A Protocol for Developing and Testing a Methodology for Linking Behaviour Change Techniques to Theoretical Mechanisms of Action.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2018Article
- Assessing the fidelity of delivery of an intervention to increase attendance at the English Stop Smoking Services.Implementation science : IS · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveNumerous meta-analyses have examined the success of trials of interventions to reduce the behavioral risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV. Yet, to date, meta-reviews have not systematically examined which type of intervention content is more likely to lead to successful HIV outcomes. The current study addresses this gap.
methodsPublished meta-analyses on HIV prevention (k = 56) were retrieved, then coded, and analyzed in terms of the intervention content.
resultsPast meta-analyses have examined relatively few dimensions of intervention content. Larger meta-analyses were more likely to find that information content dimensions, especially skill provision and motivational enhancement, relate to risk reduction.
conclusionsFully incorporating behavior change technique (BCT) taxonomies into both intervention research and systematic reviews of this research offers considerable potential. It can improve the precision of conclusions about which specific types of content best promote HIV prevention behaviors and help to lower the cost of interventions. International efforts to improve reporting standards and generate the scholarly expertise necessary to discern BCTs reliably and validly help to address some of the challenges to including BCTs in study reports. Contextualizing research on effective strategies for HIV prevention by reporting and including in analyses community, social, and sample factors is also recommended. Together, such efforts can help refocus the field of HIV prevention on improved research strategies to further improve future interventions by discerning the content design factors related to success for particular populations, rather than merely to assess whether interventions have been successful.
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