Preventive practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Abstract Background Globally, about 178.5 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections occur among young people aged 15–24 years. There are fragmented and inconsistent findings on preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and there is no national representative data on preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection in Ethiopia. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of good preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and identify its determinants among young people in Ethiopia. Methods The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guideline was employed to develop the review protocol. Databases such as PubMed, CINAH, Google, and Google Scholar were used to search published and unpublished studies from May 15 − 12 August/2021. Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument will be used to assess the quality of the studies. Statistical heterogeneity will be checked using I2 statistics. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression will be done based on regions to identify the sources of heterogeneity at a p-value < 0.05. The statistical analysis will be done using STATA version-14 software. A random-effects model will be employed to estimate the pooled prevalence and identify determinants of preventive practices of sexually transmitted infections. Discussion Young people have a high unmet need for sexual and reproductive health services and poor preventive practices toward sexually transmitted infection. Despite different interventions implemented to enhance the preventive practice of sexually transmitted infection among young people, the problem is still a challenge in low-income countries, including Ethiopia

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Preventive practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and Meta-analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-737441/v4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Etsay Woldu Anbesu ◽

Setognal Birara Aychiluhm ◽

Mussie Alemayehu

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Young People ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

Pooled Prevalence ◽

Statistical Heterogeneity

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Preventive practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and Meta-analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-737441/v2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Etsay Woldu Anbesu ◽

Setognal Birara Aychiluhm ◽

Mussie Alemayehu

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Young People ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

Pooled Prevalence ◽

Statistical Heterogeneity

Abstract Background: Globally, about 178.5 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections occur among young people aged 15-24 years. There are fragmented and inconsistent findings on preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and identify its determinants among young people in Ethiopia. Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) was employed to develop the review protocol. Databases such as PubMed, CINAH, Google, and Google Scholar were used to search published and unpublished studies. Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument will be used to assess the quality of the study. Statistical heterogeneity will be checked using I2 statistics. Subgroup analyses and meta-regression will be done to identify the sources of heterogeneity. The statistical analysis will be done using STATA version-14 software. A random-effects model will be employed to estimate the pooled prevalence and identify determinants of preventive practices of sexually transmitted infections. Discussion: Young people have a high unmet need for sexual and reproductive health services and poor preventive practices toward sexually transmitted infection. Although there are studies on the sexually transmitted infection preventive practice, there is no study finding on the pooled prevalence of the preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis will help to develop appropriate interventions.

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Preventive practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia: a protocol for a systematic review and Meta-analysis

10.21203/rs.3.rs-737441/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Etsay Woldu Anbesu ◽

Setognal Birara Aychiluhm ◽

Mussie Alemayehu

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Young People ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Preventive Practices ◽

Pooled Prevalence ◽

Statistical Heterogeneity

Abstract Background: Globally, about 178.5 million new cases of curable sexually transmitted infections occur among young people aged 15-24 years. There are fragmented and inconsistent findings on preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to estimate the pooled prevalence of preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and identify its determinants among young people in Ethiopia. Methods: We will use the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) to develop the review protocol. We will use online databases such as PubMed, CINAH, Google, and Google Scholar to search published and unpublished studies. We will use the Joanna Briggs Institute Meta-Analysis of Statistics Assessment and Review Instrument to assess the quality. We will check statistical heterogeneity using the Cochran Q test and I2 statistics. We will perform subgroup analyses and meta-regression to identify the sources of heterogeneity. The statistical analysis will be done using STATA version-14 software. We will use a random-effects model to estimate the pooled prevalence and identify determinants of preventive practices of sexually transmitted infections. Discussion: Young people have a high unmet need for sexual and reproductive health services and poor preventive practices toward sexually transmitted infection. Although there are studies on the sexually transmitted infection preventive practice, there is no study finding on the pooled prevalence of the preventive practices of sexually transmitted infection and its determinants among young people in Ethiopia. Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis will help to develop appropriate interventions.

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Sexually Transmitted Infections and Male Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

ISRN Urology ◽

10.1155/2013/109846 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Robert S. Van Howe

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Human Papillomavirus ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

General Populations ◽

Simplex Virus

The claim that circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections has been repeated so frequently that many believe it is true. A systematic review and meta-analyses were performed on studies of genital discharge syndrome versus genital ulcerative disease, genital discharge syndrome, nonspecific urethritis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, genital ulcerative disease, chancroid, syphilis, herpes simplex virus, human papillomavirus, and contracting a sexually transmitted infection of any type. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, and human papillomavirus are not significantly impacted by circumcision. Syphilis showed mixed results with studies of prevalence suggesting intact men were at great risk and studies of incidence suggesting the opposite. Intact men appear to be of greater risk for genital ulcerative disease while at lower risk for genital discharge syndrome, nonspecific urethritis, genital warts, and the overall risk of any sexually transmitted infection. In studies of general populations, there is no clear or consistent positive impact of circumcision on the risk of individual sexually transmitted infections. Consequently, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections cannot rationally be interpreted as a benefit of circumcision, and any policy of circumcision for the general population to prevent sexually transmitted infections is not supported by the evidence in the medical literature.

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35. Long-Acting Reversible Contraception and Implications for Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Adolescent Health ◽

10.1016/j.jadohealth.2019.11.038 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (2) ◽

pp. S19

Author(s):

Riley Steiner ◽

Sanjana Pampati ◽

Katherine Kortsmit ◽

Nicole Liddon ◽

Karen Pazol ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Young Adults ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention ◽

Long Acting

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Effect of interventions based on educational technologies on the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043373 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. e043373

Author(s):

Isaiane da Silva Carvalho ◽

Ryanne Carolynne Marques Gomes Mendes ◽

Priscila de Oliveira Cabral Melo ◽

Caroline Ferraz Simões ◽

Luciana Pedrosa Leal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Education ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Incarcerated Women ◽

Mean Difference ◽

World Health ◽

Educational Technologies ◽

Sexually Transmitted

IntroductionPrisons are places with high vulnerability and high risk for the development of sexually transmitted infections. World Health Agencies recommend establishing intervention measures, such as information and education, on the prevention of diseases. Thus, technologies as tools for health education have been used to reduce sexually transmitted infections. However, no systematic review has investigated the effectiveness of these interventions. Therefore, this review’s objective is to examine the effect of educational technologies used for preventing sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women.Methods and analysisPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines will be strictly followed. The following electronic databases will be searched: Scopus; Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health, Education Resources Information Center, Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed/Medline, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Randomised clinical trials of interventions that used educational technologies to prevent sexually transmitted infections in incarcerated women will be searched in the databases from the beginning of 2020 until December by two researchers independently. A narrative synthesis will be constructed for all included studies, and if there are sufficient data, a meta-analysis will be performed using the Review Manager software (V.5.3). Continuous results will be presented as the weighted mean difference or the standardised mean difference with 95% CIs. Under the heterogeneity of the included studies, a random-effects or fixed-effects model will be used. The studies’ heterogeneity will be assessed by the I2 method. The sensitivity analysis will be carried out to examine the magnitude of each study’s influence on the general results. A significance level of p≤0.05 will be adopted.Ethics and disclosureEthical approval is not required because no primary data will be collected. The results will be published in journals reviewed by peers.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020163820.

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Does online sexually transmitted infection screening compromise care? A service evaluation comparing the management of chlamydial infection diagnosed online and in clinic

International Journal of STD & AIDS ◽

10.1177/0956462420980929 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 (6) ◽

pp. 528-532

Author(s):

Nur Gasmelsid ◽

Benjamin CB Moran ◽

Tom Nadarzynski ◽

Rajul Patel ◽

Elizabeth Foley

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Health Services ◽

Sexual Health ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infections ◽

Sexually Transmitted Infection ◽

Chlamydial Infection ◽

Service Evaluation ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

The United Kingdom

Patient demand on sexual health services in the United Kingdom is so high that many services have introduced online screening to accommodate more patients. There are concerns that these services may not be accessible to all. This service evaluation was undertaken to determine whether online screening is accessible by those patients most at need by comparing the demographics and number of asymptomatic chlamydial infections detected online and in clinic. No difference was found in the age nor level of deprivation, demonstrating that online services are an accessible way to screen for sexually transmitted infections without overburdening established services.

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