Social Media Interventions to Promote HIV Testing, Linkage, Adherence, and Retention: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social media is increasingly used to deliver HIV interventions for key populations worldwide. However, little is known about the specific uses and effects of social media on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) interventions.

Objective

This systematic review examines the effectiveness of social media interventions to promote HIV testing, linkage, adherence, and retention among key populations.

Methods

We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist and Cochrane guidelines for this review and registered it on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, PROSPERO. We systematically searched six databases and three conference websites using search terms related to HIV, social media, and key popul

SUBMITTER: Cao B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5722976 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature