The de-implementation and persistence of low-value HIV prevention interventions in the United States: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As more effective or efficient interventions emerge out of scientific advancement to address a particular public health issue, it may be appropriate to de-implement low-value interventions, or interventions that are less effective or efficient. Furthermore, factors that contribute to appropriate de-implementation are not well identified. We examined the extent to which low-value interventions were de-implemented among public health organizations providing HIV prevention services, as well as explored socio-economic, organizational, and intervention characteristics associated with de-implementation.

Methods

We conducted an online cross-sectional survey from the fall of 2017 to the spring of 2019 with organizations (N = 188) providing HIV prevention services i

SUBMITTER: McKay VR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427853 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature