Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection
UPDATE- This review did not find evidence to support the hypothesis that interventions to control sexually transmitted infections are an effective HIV prevention strategy at the population level. However, some of the interventions studied reduced the prevalence of syphilis and gonorrhoea at the population level.
Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicines use: an overview of systematic reviews
NEW - This overview concludes that single consumer-oriented interventions are not effective in improving medicine use and health-care outcomes. However, multiple approaches are likely to be effective if they are carefully designed based on the desired outcomes and the specific context of each setting.
Using alternative statistical formats for presenting risks and risk reductions
NEW - Compared to probabilities, natural frequencies (events per 100 or 1000) are likely to be better understood by health-care professionals, policy-makers and consumers. However, compared to absolute risk reductions, relative risk reductions and number needed to treat may be perceived to be greater than natural frequencies and therefore may be more persuasive.
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- Population-based biomedical sexually transmitted infection control interventions for reducing HIV infection
- Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicines use: an overview of systematic reviews
- Using alternative statistical formats for presenting risks and risk reductions
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