Structural Interventions in HIV Prevention: A Taxonomy and Descriptive Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: One of the four national HIV prevention goals is to incorporate combinations of effective, evidence-based approaches to prevent HIV infection. In fields of public health, techniques that alter environment and affect choice options are effective. Structural approaches may be effective in preventing HIV infection. Existing frameworks for structural interventions were lacking in breadth and/or depth. We conducted a systematic review and searched CDC's HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project's database for relevant interventions during 1988-2013. We used an iterative process to develop the taxonomy. We identified 213 structural interventions: Access (65%), Policy/Procedure (32%), Mass Media (29%), Physical Structure (27%), Capacity Building (24%), Community Mobilization (9%), and Social

SUBMITTER: Sipe TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824620 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature