Recommendations for Group-Based Behavioral Interventions to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy, Human Immunodeficiency Virus, and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections
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304 Am J PrevMed 2012;42(3):304–307 ©2012Publishe n the effectiveness of two interventions to prevent regnancy and reduce the spread of HIV and other TIs among adolescents. The fındings are based on two ystematic reviews of group-based behavioral interentions for adolescents: (1) comprehensive risk reuction and (2) abstinence education. These reviews valuated the effects of the interventions on changes in exual behavior (e.g., delayed initiation of intercourse, r use of condoms among sexually active adolescents) nd biologic outcomes (incidence of pregnancy and TIs).
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Methods for conducting community guide systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of group-based behavioral interventions to prevent adolescent pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus, and other sexually transmitted infections: comprehensive risk reduction and abstinence education.
This paper describes methods used to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses and economic reviews of group-based behavioral interventions for adolescents to prevent pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections. The steps described include developing a conceptual approach, defining the interventions, identifying outcome and moderator variables, searching the literature, abstrac...
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