Meta-Analysis of Single-Session Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: Implications for Bundling Prevention Packages.

• Autores: Lisa A. Eaton, Tania Bibiana Huedo Medina, S. C. Kalichman, Jennifer A. Pellowski, Michael J. Sagherian, Michelle Warren, Ami R. Popat, Blair T. Johnson
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 102, Nº. 11, 2012, págs. 34-44
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Evidence-based,single-session behavioral interventions are urgently needed for preventing the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). To estimate the efficacy of single-session, behavioral interventions for STI prevention, we collected data from 29 single-session interventions (20 studies; n = 52 465) with an STI outcome. Infection with an STI was 35% less likely (odds ratio = 0.65; 95% confidence interval = 0.55-0.77) among intervention group participants than among control group participants. Single-sessions interventions offer considerable benefits in terms of disease prevention and create minimal burden for both the patient and the provider. Brief and effective STI prevention interventions are a valuable tool and can be readily adapted to bolster the benefits of biomedical technologies focusing on the prevention of HIV and other STIs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]