Do digital innovations for HIV and sexually transmitted infections work? Results from a systematic review (1996-2017).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Digital innovations with internet/mobile phones offer a potential cost-saving solution for overburdened health systems with high service delivery costs to improve efficiency of HIV/STI (sexually transmitted infections) control initiatives. However, their overall evidence has not yet been appraised. We evaluated the feasibility and impact of all digital innovations for all HIV/STIs.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting/participants

All settings/all participants.

Intervention

We classified digital innovations into (1) mobile health-based (mHealth: SMS (short message service)/phone calls), (2) internet-based mobile and/or electronic health (mHealth/eHealth: social media, avatar-guided computer programs, websites, mobile applications, streamed soap opera vid

SUBMITTER: Daher J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695353 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature