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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 10/2014

01-10-2014 | Substantive Review

Factors Underlying the Success of Behavioral HIV-Prevention Interventions for Adolescents: A Meta-Review

Authors: Cleo Protogerou, Blair T. Johnson

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 10/2014

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Abstract

The purpose of this meta-review was to identify characteristics of successful HIV prevention interventions for adolescents based on quantitative (i.e., meta-analyses) and qualitative reviews published to date, and to inform intervention utilization and future development. To that end, we were guided by principles of triangulation. Searches of seven electronic bibliographic databases yielded five meta-analyses and six qualitative reviews that satisfied the selection criteria. Reviews were subjected to careful content analysis. All reviews reported that behavioral interventions had positive outcomes on at least one of the following outcomes: HIV-related knowledge, subjective cognitions and beliefs enabling safer sex, abstinence, delaying next sexual intercourse, decreasing number of sexual partners, and actual condom use. Four categories, suggesting factors more prominently linked to intervention success, emerged: behavior change techniques (e.g., cognitive-behavior and motivation enhancement skills training); recipient characteristics (e.g., age, vulnerability to contracting STIs/HIV); prominent design features (e.g., use of theory, formative research); and socio-ecological features (e.g., supportive school environment). Future interventions would benefit from conducting preliminary formative research in order to enable optimal implementation of all these factors.
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Metadata
Title
Factors Underlying the Success of Behavioral HIV-Prevention Interventions for Adolescents: A Meta-Review
Authors
Cleo Protogerou
Blair T. Johnson
Publication date
01-10-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 10/2014
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0807-y

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