SynthesisBMC infectious diseases2020
Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Peer education intervention reduced sexually transmitted infections among male Tajik labor migrants who inject drugs: results of a cluster-randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
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- Barriers and Facilitators of Oral PrEP Uptake Against HIV Among Selected Priority Populations: A Global Perspective.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2026Review
- Developing and pretesting a sexual reproductive health (SRH) school health promotion intervention (Safer Choices program) in rural South Africa: Study Protocol.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
- Transforming community health advocates into peer interventionists: a binational harm reduction model.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Peer-education strategies for enhancing sexual health services among female sex workers: a scoping review.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of peer-led assessment of HIV risk among female sex workers in Zimbabwe.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Transgender Men and Transmasculine One-on-One and Group-Delivered Empowerment for Targeted HIV Reduction (TOGETHR) Study: Protocol for a Digital Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeer education has become a strategy for health promotion among high-risk groups for HIV infection worldwide. However, the extent to which peer education could have an impact on HIV prevention or the long-term effect of this impact is still unknown. This study thus quantifies the impact of peer education over time among high-risk HIV groups globally.
methodFollowing the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis was used to assess the effects and duration of peer education. A thorough literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library was performed, and studies about peer education on high-risk HIV groups were reviewed. Pooled effects were calculated and the sources of heterogeneity were explored using meta-regression and subgroup analysis.
resultsA total of 60 articles with 96,484 subjects were identified, and peer education was associated with 36% decreased rates of HIV infection among overall high risk groups (OR: 0.64; 95%CI: 0.47-0.87). Peer education can promote HIV testing (OR = 3.19; 95%CI:2.13,4.79) and condom use (OR = 2.66, 95% CI: 2.11-3.36) while reduce equipment sharing (OR = 0.50; 95%CI:0.33,0.75) and unprotected sex (OR = 0.82; 95%CI: 0.72-0.94). Time trend analysis revealed that peer education had a consistent effect on behavior change for over 24 months and the different follow-up times were a source of heterogeneity.
conclusionOur study shows that peer education is an effective tool with long-term impact for behavior change among high-risk HIV groups worldwide. Low and middle-income countries are encouraged to conduct large-scale peer education.
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