| Title | Meta-analysis of single-session behavioral interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: implications for bundling prevention packages. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Eaton, Lisa A., Tania B. Huedo-Medina, Seth C. Kalichman, Jennifer A. Pellowski, Michael J. Sagherian, Michelle Warren, Ami R. Popat, and Blair T. Johnson |
| Journal | American journal of public health |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | e34-44 |
| Date Published | 2012 Nov |
| ISSN | 1541-0048 |
| Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, Condoms, Counseling, HIV Infections, Humans, Patient Education as Topic, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Young Adult |
| Abstract | 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-session 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. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.027 |
| Alternate Journal | Am J Public Health |
