Social marketing and mass media interventions to increase sexually transmissible infections (STIs) testing among young people: social marketing and visual design component analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, sexually transmissible infections (STIs) continue to disproportionately affect young people. Regular STI testing is an important public health strategy but remains low among this age group. Raising awareness of testing is an essential step and requires effective interventions designed for young people. To inform the development of effective interventions that promote STI testing among young people, we conducted a systematic literature review to describe the social marketing and visual design components commonly found in STI testing interventions and explore associations of these components with intervention effectiveness.

Methods

We used a systemic review methodology to identify peer-reviewed articles that met pre-defined inclusion criteria. Social mar

SUBMITTER: Riddell J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898181 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature