Sexually transmitted infection prevention behaviours
Health impact, prevalence, correlates, and interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21579805 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John De Wit (0000-0002-5895-7935, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Philippe Adam (0000-0002-8979-7372, UNSW Sydney), Chantal den Daas (0000-0003-0955-3691, Utrecht University), Karen Jonas (0000-0001-6607-1993, Maastricht University) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 675-700 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychology & Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0887-0446 • E-ISSN: 1476-8321 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08870446.2022.2090560 |
| PMID | 35748408 |
| OpenAlex | W4283374113 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 127 |
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a major public health threat, disproportionately affecting young people, and men who have sex with men. In this narrative review of the current state of behavioural science research on STI prevention, we consider the definition, health impacts, correlates and determinants, and interventions to promote STI prevention behaviour. Research on STI prevention behaviour has extended from a focus on abstinence, partner reduction and condom use, to also include novel preventive behaviours, notably treatment-as-prevention, pre-exposure prophylaxis (i.e., the preventive use of medicines by uninfected people), and vaccination for some STIs. Social-cognitive factors specified by, for instance the theory of planned behaviour, are critical proximal determinants of STI prevention behaviours, and related interventions can effectively promote STI prevention behaviours. Social-ecological perspectives highlight that individual-level determinants are embedded in more distal environmental influences, with social stigma especially affecting STI prevention behaviours and requiring effective intervention. Further to providing a major domain of application, STI prevention also poses critical challenges and opportunities for health psychology theory and research. We identify a need for health behaviour theory that addresses the processes linking multiple levels of influence on behaviour and provides practical guidance for multi-level behaviour change interventions adapted to specific contexts
Abstinence · Behavior change · Condom · Family medicine · Health belief model · Health promotion · Prevention science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Social cognitive theory · Theory of planned behavior · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Predictors of Recent Incidence Trends in Sexually Transmitted Infections
Cultural and religious influences on parental knowledge of HPV infection and female vaccination in Egypt
Epidemiological characteristics and socioeconomic factors of sexually transmitted infections in China during 2002–2021
Decolonising sexual pleasure
Health behaviour
Mobile-Based Interventions for Enhancing Health Literacy in Sexually Transmitted Infections
Behavioural strategies to reduce HIV transmission
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis and syphilis
Sexual behaviour in Britain
The Effectiveness of Individual-, Group-, and Community-Level HIV Behavioral Risk-Reduction Interventions for Adult Men Who Have Sex with Men
The global response to HIV in men who have sex with men
Condom effectiveness in reducing heterosexual HIV transmission
Structural interventions in public health
Addressing social drivers of HIV/Aids for the long-term response
Health Behavior Change Models for HIV Prevention and Aids Care
On Integrating the Components of Self-Control
Programs to Reduce Teen Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Associated Sexual Risk Behaviors
Behavioral Interventions to Reduce HIV-related Sexual Risk Behavior
Unprotected anal intercourse, risk reduction behaviours, and subsequent HIV infection in a cohort of homosexual men
Validation of the theoretical domains framework for use in behaviour change and implementation research
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV, 1980–2017, and forecasts to 2030, for 195 countries and territories
A comprehensive review of reviews of school-based interventions to improve sexual-health
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015
Sexual Initiation, Contraceptive Use, and Pregnancy Among Young Adolescents
An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs
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The behaviour change wheel
Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy
A global comprehensive review of economic interventions to prevent intimate partner violence and HIV risk behaviours
The role of theory in HIV prevention
Systematic review of reviews of behavioural HIV prevention interventions among men who have sex with men
Understanding the acceptability, barriers and facilitators for chlamydia and gonorrhoea screening in technical colleges
Increases in Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use and Decreases in Condom Use
How Biomedical HIV Prevention Trials Incorporate Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Promoting Regular Testing
Planning theory- and evidence-based behavior change interventions
Beyond the Distinction Between Biomedical and Social Dimensions of HIV Prevention Through the Lens of a Social Public Health
Adolescent Age of Sexual Initiation and Subsequent Adult Health Outcomes
Sexual Health
The Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy (v1) of 93 Hierarchically Clustered Techniques
Theories of reasoned action and planned behavior as models of condom use
Changing Aids-risk behavior
A Test of Major Assumptions About Behavior Change
Conceptualizing Stigma
Rethinking HIV-prevention for school-going young people based on current behaviour patterns
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |