Motivations, Facilitators, and Barriers of Donation-Based Interventions in HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection Research: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Donation-based prosocial interventions involve someone receiving a free health service and then distributing or donating to support health services for others; examples within the HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) literature include secondary distribution of HIV self-tests, secondary syringe exchange, and pay it forward for STI testing. These interventions answer research and policy recommendations to incorporate prosocial behaviors into HIV/STI services.

Objective

To describe motivations, facilitators, and barriers of donation-based interventions in HIV and STI research using data from qualitative studies.

Evidence review

In this systematic review, 5 databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, PsycInfo, and Scopus) and references were searched up to Janu

SUBMITTER: Ho D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522005 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature