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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016

HIV, Other Blood-Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections amongst Expatriates and Travellers to Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review.

Gemma Crawford, Roanna Lobo, Graham Brown, Chloe Macri, Hannah Smith, Bruce Maycock

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Sex Worker Health Outcomes in High-Income Countries of Varied Regulatory Environments: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  14. Sun, sea and sex: a review of the sex tourism literature.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gemma CrawfordCollaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. g.crawford@curtin.edu.au.
Roanna LoboCollaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. roanna.lobo@curtin.edu.au.
Graham BrownCollaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. graham.brown@latrobe.edu.au.
Chloe MacriSchool of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. chloe.macri@graduate.curtin.edu.au.
Hannah SmithSchool of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. hannah.j.smith3@graduate.curtin.edu.au.
Bruce MaycockCollaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth 6845, Australia. b.maycock@curtin.edu.au.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In some high-income countries, a proportion of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other blood-borne virus (BBV) or sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses have been reported as acquired overseas in low- and middle-income countries. A review was conducted to explore HIV, other BBV or STI related knowledge, risk behavior and acquisition amongst expatriates and travelers, particularly males, travelling from high to low- and middle-income countries. Seven academic databases were searched for 26 peer reviewed articles that met inclusion criteria. Significant variability in the studies was noted, in age, travel duration and frequency and outcomes/risk factors measured and reported on. Risk factors described included longer duration of stay; being single; travel for romance or sex; alcohol and other drug use; lack of travel advice; being male; higher number of sexual partners; and inconsistent condom use. Vaccination, pre-travel health advice, and having fewer sexual partners were described as protective. Studies are needed focusing on the social context in which risk-taking occurs. Better collaboration is essential to deliver comprehensive health promotion interventions alongside more consistent pre- and post- travel testing and advice. Policy measures are crucial, including consistent evaluation indicators to assess impacts of HIV, other BBVs or STIs in the context of mobility. Risks and responses for these epidemics are shared globally.

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HIV-1TravelDeveloping CountriesHIV InfectionsHumansRisk FactorsSexually Transmitted DiseasesTime FactorsVirus Diseasesexpatriateshigh- to low- and middle-income countriesHIVHIV acquisition overseaspopulation mobilitysexual healthtravelers

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PMID27999275
PMCPMC5201390

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