SynthesisPloS one2018
Behaviour change techniques in brief interventions to prevent HIV, STI and unintended pregnancies: A systematic review.
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- A meta-analysis of behaviour change techniques in social interventions targeting improved cognitive function in older adults.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Breaking barriers: predictors of condom use negotiation among adolescent girls and young women in Mozambique.BMC public health · 2025Article
- "I wish someone else could notify the partner": barriers to STI partner notification identified and experienced by young women and health care workers in Cape Town, South Africa.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Article
- Effects of behavior change techniques in interventions promoting condom use among youth in the Global North.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Interventions to support patients with sharing genetic test results with at-risk relatives: a synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM).European journal of human genetics : EJHG · 2023Review
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- Clustering of characteristics associated with unplanned pregnancies: the generation R study.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: The CHARM2 cluster randomized control trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- Test@Work Texts: Mobile Phone Messaging to Increase Awareness of HIV and HIV Testing in UK Construction Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Determinants of usefulness in professional behaviour change interventions: observational study of a 15-year national program.BMJ open · 2020Observational
- Methodological strategies to engage young black and Latino heterosexual couples in sexual and reproductive health research.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Behavior Change Communication Strategies on Human Immunodeficiency Virus /Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Risk Reduction for Long-Distance Truckers in Kenya.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Breaking barriers: A qualitative study exploring the social and cultural factors that influence HIV awareness and uptake of HIV prevention among women of African and Caribbean heritage in England.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundBehaviour-change interventions have been consistently considered an essential part of comprehensive HIV, STI and unintended pregnancy prevention. In 2015, the World Health Organization reviewed and assessed existing evidence on brief behavioural interventions, leading to the publication of Brief sexuality-related communication: recommendations for a public health approach. This guideline recommends the use of brief behaviour intervention and communication programmes to promote sexual health and to prevent HIV, STIs, and unintended pregnancies in primary health services, particularly sexual and reproductive health services.
objectiveWith the purpose of informing the development of a brief behaviour intervention in sexual and reproductive health, we conducted a systematic review of brief intervention to prevent HIV, STI and unintended pregnancies, to identify behaviour change techniques (BCTs) used in health care settings.
methodsParticipants from all ages and genders were included. Brief interventions delivered in ≤ 60 minutes were included. Data was extracted, and interventions were coded following the Behaviour Change Techniques Taxonomy (BCTTv1) guidelines.
resultsOf the 6.687 articles identified, 355 were reviewed and 37 studies were included. In effective interventions, we identified 48 behaviour change techniques (BCTs). A core set of 8 frequently used behaviour change techniques was identified: "Problem solving", "Feedback on behaviour", "Social support (unspecified)", "Instructions on how to perform the behaviour", "Information about health consequences", "Information about social and environmental consequences", "Demonstration of the behaviour" and "Credible source".
conclusionsThe technical content of brief behaviour interventions was identified in a reliable and standardized way providing preliminary indications on potentially effective techniques to achieve behaviour change.
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