The Efficacy of HIV/STI Behavioral Interventions for African American Females in the United States: A Meta-Analysis.

• Autores: Nicole Crepaz, Khiya J. Marshall, Latrina W. Aupont, Elizabeth D. Jacobs, Yuko Mizuno, Linda S. Kay, Patricia Jones, Donna Hubbard McCree, Ann O’Leary
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 99, Nº. 11, 2009, págs. 2069-2078
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. We evaluated the efficacy of HIV behavioral interventions for African American females in the United States, and we identified factors associated with intervention efficacy. Methods. We conducted a comprehensive literature review covering studies published from January 1988 to June 2007, which yielded 37 relevant studies. Data were analyzed using mixed-effects models and meta-regression. Results. Overall, behavioral interventions had a significant impact on reductions in HIV-risk sex behaviors (odds ratio [OR]=0.63; 95% confidence interval [CI]=0.54, 0.75; n=11239; Cochrane Q[sub 32]=84.73; P<.001) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs; OR=0.81; 95% CI=0.67, 0.98; n=8760; Cochrane Q[sub 16]=22.77; P=.12). Greater intervention efficacy was observed in studies that specifically targeted African American females used gender-or culture-specific materials, used female deliverers, addressed empowerment issues, provided skills training in condom use and negotiation of safer sex, and used role-playing to teach negotiation skills. Conclusions. Behavioral interventions are efficacious at preventing HIV and STIs among African American females. More research is needed to examine the potential contribution of prevention strategies that attend to community-level and structural-level factors affecting HIV infection and transmission in this population. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:2069-2078. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.139519) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]