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SynthesisAIDS and behavior2023

Impact of Mass Media on HIV/AIDS Stigma Reduction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Atefeh Aghaei, Ayoub Sakhaei, Ali Khalilimeybodi, Shan Qiao, Xiaoming Li

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Synthesis in AIDS and behavior, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Atefeh AghaeiDepartment of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA. aaghaei@email.sc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4088-8054
Ayoub SakhaeiDepartment of Sociology, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.
Ali KhalilimeybodiDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Shan QiaoDepartment of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
Xiaoming LiDepartment of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA.
University of South Carolina · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of Kashan · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV-related stigma is a major barrier to HIV testing and care engagement. Despite efforts to use mass media to address HIV-related stigma, their impact on reducing HIV-related stigma remains unclear. Thus, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of peer-reviewed publications quantitatively examining the impact of mass media exposure on HIV-related stigma reduction and published from January 1990 to December 2020. Of 388 articles found in the initial screening from scientific databases, 19 met the inclusion criteria and were included in the systematic review. Sixteen articles reported the quantitative effect of mass media exposure on HIV-related stigma and were included in the meta-analysis. Systematic review results showed considerable heterogeneity in studied populations with a few interventions and longitudinal studies. Results suggested a higher interest in utilizing mass media by health policymakers in developing countries with greater HIV prevalence to reduce HIV-related stigma. Meta-analysis results showed a modest impact of mass media use on HIV-related stigma reduction. Despite heterogeneity in the impact of mass media on HIV-related stigma, Egger's regression test and funnel graph indicated no evidence for publication bias. Results demonstrated an increase in the impact of mass media on reducing HIV-related stigma over time and no correlation between the HIV prevalence in countries and the impact of mass media. In summary, mass media exposure has a modest and context-specific impact on HIV-related stigma reduction. More large-scale mass media interventions and studies addressing the impact of mass media on different forms of stigma are required to inform policies.

Indexed as

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeHIV InfectionsHumansMass MediaRisk-TakingSocial StigmaHIV/AIDSMass mediaMeta-analysisStigmaSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID37046030
PMCPMC10096105
OpenAlexW4365138355

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