Sexual behaviour change following HIV testing services: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Learning one's HIV status through HIV testing services (HTS) is an essential step toward accessing treatment and linking to preventive services for those at high HIV risk. HTS may impact subsequent sexual behaviour, but the degree to which this varies by population or is true in the setting of contemporary HIV prevention activities is largely unknown. As part of the 2019 World Health Organization Consolidated Guidelines on HTS, we undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of HTS on sexual behaviour.

Methods

We searched nine electronic databases for studies published between July 2010 and December 2019. We included studies that reported on at least one outcome (condom use [defined as the frequency of condom use or condom-protected se

SUBMITTER: Tiwari R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7649006 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature