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. 2009 Oct 12;65(2):100–110. doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.085456

Table 1.

Primary outcomes for sexual behaviour change interventions

Study Outcome OR/RR/SMD
(95% CI)
High-quality trials
Feldblum35 STD symptoms OR 0.67 (0.51 to 0.89)
Other trials
Branson36 Gonorrhoea OR 0.92 (0.64 to 1.32)
Branson36 Syphillis OR 1.80 (0.61 to 5.32)
Branson36 Chlamydia OR 0.90 (0.60 to 1.36)
Cohen 199237 (condom skills) Reinfection with STI OR 0.57 (0.34 to 0.96)
Cohen 199237 (condom distribution) Reinfection with STI OR 0.91 (0.58 to 1.44)
Cohen 199237 (condom social influences) Reinfection with STI OR 0.97 (0.60 to 1.56)
Diclemente38 Chlamydia OR 0.17 (0.03 to 0.09)*
Explore39 HIV OR 0.79 (0.61 to 1.02)
Gollub40 Probable STI OR 1.09 (0.60 to 1.99)
Harvey41 Treated for STD in last 6 months OR 0.96 (0.74 to 1.23)
Kamali42 HIV rate (PY) RR 1.00 (0.87 to 1.16)
Kamali42 Gonorrhoea rate (PY) RR 0.43 (0.32 to 0.59)
Kamali42 Chlamydia rate (PY) RR 1.06 (0.88 to 1.27)
Kamali42 CHSV2 rate (PY) RR 1.04 (0.93 to 1.17)
Kamali42 Active syphilis rate (PY) RR 7.01 (5.82 to 8.51)
Shain43 Chlamydia or gonorrhoea OR 0.8 (0.55 to 1.16)

Results in italics are for studies with factorial design or those where more than one comparison group tested against a single control has been included.

*

These are the results reported in the paper, which adjusted for baseline variables and covariates.

PY, per year; STD, sexually transmitted disease; STI, sexually transmitted infection.