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ERIC Number: EJ1400496
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
University-Based Behavioral Interventions to Promote Safer Sex Practices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Zhang, Wen; Wong, Janet Y. H.; Wang, Tingxuan; Fong, Daniel Y. T.
Journal of American College Health, v71 n6 p1822-1833 2023
Objective: This study aims to critically review the characteristics and effectiveness of university-based intervention to promote safer sex practice. Participants and Methods: The published studies were selected from 5 databases with the publication year restricted between 1974 and 2018. The data were then pooled using a random-effect meta-analysis. Results: A total of 41 studies with 10,144 participants were included from 5,253 potentially relevant citations. Compared with minimal intervention, those people who participated in the intervention reported a statistically significant increase in the frequency of condom use (SMD 0.61; 95%CI 0.46-0.77, I[superscript 2] = 9%). There was an insignificant change after the intervention (SMD 0.34; 95%CI -0.04-0.72, I[superscript 2] = 72%) in communication with sexual partners and the heterogeneity existed in diversity of sessions of the intervention. Conclusion: Behavioral interventions can significantly increase in the frequency of condom use but not in communication with sexual partners. A standardized measurement is a necessary consideration for future studies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States; China
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