The impact of digital health interventions on HIV testing uptake among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials 10.55131/jphd/2024/220224
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The global prevalence of HIV has reached its peak among individuals aged 20 to 39. While digital media has been widely employed for promoting sexual health, its application in boosting HIV testing rates among adolescent remains relatively restricted. This systematic review seeks to gauge the efficacy of digital-driven health education in enhancing HIV testing rates within the youth population. The study was included original studies published in English, quantitative with RCT, involving adolescent that are published from 2013 to 2023. The publications were identified using CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science electronic databases with keywords of adolescent, telemedicine, and HIV testing. We also used the hand-searching method from other systematic review and meta-analysis articles. We did a critical appraisal and found a low-risk bias on four RCT studies. All included articles were coded according to relevant exposures or outcomes and analyzed to assess frequencies. Four studies from the United States, United Kingdom, and China were included in the synthesis. Uptake of HIV testing among adolescent give digital media interventions had a significant difference of 1.90 times compared to the group that did not give digital media intervention (p<0.00001). Digital media intervention significantly increased HIV testing engagement among adolescent. HIV screening programs using digital media are needed to optimize access to HIV testing services.
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