Author/Authors :
Latifi, Arman Department of Public Health - Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran , Merghati-Khoei, Effat Iranian National Center of Addiction Studies (INCAS) - Institution of Risk Behavior Reduction - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Shojaeizadeh, Davood Department of Health Education & Health Promotion - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran , Nedjat, Saharnaz Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Knowledge Utilization Research Center - Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran , Mehri, Ali Department of Health Education - School of Health - Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran , Garmaroudi, Gholamreza Department of Health Education & Health Promotion - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Various theory-based interventions (TBIs) have been done to prevent STI/HIV. The current study aimed at reviewing
the TBIs for STI/HIV prevention in Iran.
Methods: We systematically searched 6 English and Persian electronic databases to identify TBIs conducted for STI/HIV prevention
in Iran. General searches were conducted using PubMed MeSH terms. Articles were included if they were interventional and conducted
using models and theories, aimed at reducing the risk of STIs, were quasi-experimental or experimental, and if their full text was
available.
Results: Overall, 1042 studies were found. Finally, 13 original studies met our inclusion criteria. The findings indicated that HBM
and TPB were the most frequently used theory/models. High school students and drug abusers were the most common target groups in
the included studies.
Conclusion: The results revealed that the majority of the conducted TBIs contained a methodological weakness. Conducting randomized
controlled trials is needed to evaluate the effectiveness of the TBIs.
Keywords :
Model , Theory , Sexual risk-reduction intervention , Sexually transmitted infections
