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. 2017 Dec 13;3(4):e96. doi: 10.2196/publichealth.7129

Table 2.

Cochrane summary of findings for randomized controlled trials of HIV/STI and/or drug abuse preventive interventions with African American and Hispanic youth.

Author Outcomes Sample Number of
participants
followed-up
(studies)
Quality of
the evidence
(grade)
Anticipated absolute effects
Risk with control Risk difference with
technology intervention
Marsch et al, 2015 Reduction of 30-day sex partners Youth aged 12-18 years; 51% Hispanic 43% African American 74 (1 RCT) High The mean reduction of 30-day sex partners was 0 Mean difference 5.67 higher (5.2 higher to 6.14 higher)
Mason et al, 2015 Number of cigarettes smoked in the past 30 days Youth aged 14-18 years; 90.8% African American 72 (1 RCT) High The mean number of cigarettes smoked in the past 30 days was 0 Mean difference 0.6 lower (1.45 lower to 0.25 higher)
Mustanski et al, 2013 Condomless anal sex acts Youth aged 18-24 years; 47% Hispanic, 12.7% African American 102 (1 RCT) High The mean condomless anal sex acts was 0 Mean difference 2.5 lower (6.19 lower to 1.19 higher)