School based sex education and HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

School-based sex education is a cornerstone of HIV prevention for adolescents who continue to bear a disproportionally high HIV burden globally. We systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed the existing evidence for school-based sex education interventions in low- and middle-income countries to determine the efficacy of these interventions in changing HIV-related knowledge and risk behaviors.

Methods

We searched five electronic databases, PubMed, Embase, PsycInfo, CINAHL, and Sociological Abstracts, for eligible articles. We also conducted hand-searching of key journals and secondary reference searching of included articles to identify potential studies. Intervention effects were synthesized through random effects meta-analysis for five outcomes: HIV knowledge, se

SUBMITTER: Fonner VA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3942389 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature