Cochrane · systematic review · CD003363
Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
Moreno, R, Nababan, HY, Ota, E, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
HIV/AIDSAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 14.3%Moderate 6 · 85.7%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use versus standard care to prevent the transmission of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections
Population: low and high‐risk populations
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
HIV incidence (person/years) Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 0.9 [0.69, 1.19] | 4 studies · 14279 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
HIV prevalence Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 1.02 [0.79, 1.32] | 3 studies · 9042 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV‐2) incidence (person/years) Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 0.76 [0.55, 1.04] | 2 studies · 3877 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
HSV‐2 prevalence Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 1.01 [0.85, 1.2] | 2 studies · 2974 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Two or more sexual partners in last year Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 0.9 [0.78, 1.04] | 5 studies · 4008 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Use of condom during last sexual intercourse Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 1.2 [1.03, 1.4] | 3 studies · 1898 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Knowledge: condom can prevent STIs Structural and community‐level interventions for increasing condom use vs standard care | RR 1.23 [1.07, 1.41] | 3 studies · 1231 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |