A meta-analysis of the efficacy of HIV/AIDS prevention interventions in Asia, 1995-2009.

ABSTRACT: The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to grow in pockets across Asia, despite early successes at curtailing its spread in countries like Thailand. Recent evidence documents dramatic increases in incidence among risk groups and, alarmingly, the general population. This meta-analysis summarizes the sexual risk-reduction interventions for the prevention of HIV-infection that have been evaluated in Asia. Sexual risk-reduction outcomes (condom use, number of sexual partners, incident sexually transmitted infections [STI], including HIV) from 46 behavioral intervention studies with a comparison condition and available by August 2010 were included. Overall, behavioral interventions in Asia consistently reduced sexual risk outcomes. Condom use improved when interventions sampled more women, included mot

SUBMITTER: Tan JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288715 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature