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Social network-based interventions to promote condom use: a systematic review
Kaidi Wang1, Katherine Brown, Song-Ying Shen
1Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, USA.
AIDS and Behavior
|August 4, 2011
Summary
Social network interventions show promise for promoting condom use and preventing sexually transmitted infections (STIs)/HIV. Further research is needed to scale up these effective, community-based prevention strategies.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Social Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Effective sexually transmitted infection (STI)/HIV prevention programs are crucial but challenging to implement sustainably.
- Social influences play a key role in establishing norms for condom use.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review social network-based interventions focused on condom promotion.
- To assess the effectiveness of social network strategies in improving condom use and STI/HIV prevention.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of eleven eligible research studies.
- Inclusion criteria focused on social network-based interventions for condom promotion.
- Analysis of studies measuring condom use and biological endpoints.
Main Results:
- Eight out of nine studies with control groups demonstrated significant improvements in condom use.
- Variability noted in how social network members were identified and engaged.
- Limited studies measured biological endpoints or used validated condom use measures.
Conclusions:
- Social network-based condom promotion programs show significant potential for STI/HIV prevention.
- Intervention design and implementation require further standardization.
- More research is necessary to determine scalability and long-term impact.
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