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Increased employment opportunities, microfinance, or small-scale income generating activities can reduce risky behavior – particularly among young people. [See %{s:63}]
Mitigating Risk
1 study Gray II microfinance, sex behavior, training Zimbabwe
Counseling may reduce risk behaviors and HIV acquisition.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
3 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, counseling, couples, sex behavior, sexual partners India, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Unconditional cash transfers to parents’ households or to adolescent girls may lead to increased age of sexual debut and/or reduce transactional sex
Mitigating Risk
4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb, IV cash transfers, orphans, sex behavior, sexual debut Kenya, South Africa
Promoting pleasure in male and female condom use can increase the practice of safer sex.
Male and Female Condom Use
2 studies Gray IV, V female condoms, sex behavior Brazil, New Zealand, North America
Clinic-based interventions with outreach workers can be effective in increasing condom use and HIV testing among sex workers.
Female Sex Workers
5 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, V HIV testing, STIs, community outreach, condom use, contraception, sex behavior, sex workers, sexually transmitted infections Brazil, China, Guatemala, Mexico, Mozambique
Incorporating discussions of alcohol use into HIV testing and counseling may increase protective behaviors such as condom use, partner reduction and reduction of alcohol use.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
4 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb HIV testing, alcohol, education, sex behavior, sexual partners, substance abuse, violence Kenya, South Africa
Offering no-cost HIV testing and counseling to women who use drugs can lead to reduced HIV risk behaviors.
Women Who Use Drugs and Female Partners of Men Who Use Drugs
3 studies Gray IIIb, V HIV testing, PWID, counseling, drug use, needle sharing, needles, sex behavior, sex workers Estonia, South Africa, Ukraine
Increased employment opportunities, microfinance, or small-scale income-generating activities can reduce behavior that increases HIV risk, particularly among young people.*
Promoting Women’s Employment, Income and Livelihood Opportunities
4 studies Gray II, IIIb HIV testing, Republic of Congo, condoms, employment, microfinance, risk behavior, sex behavior, training programs, youth Haiti, South Africa
Providing information and skills-building support to people living with HIV can reduce self-reported unprotected sex.
Meeting the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Women Living With HIV
4 studies Gray I, V STIs, condom use, disclosure, education, providers, sex behavior, sexual partners United States, Zambia
Promoting gender equitable norms among adolescents can reduce HIV risk behavior.
Mitigating Risk
3 studies Gray I, IIIb Bolivia, adolescents, condoms, gender equality, gender norms, low- and middle-income countries, pregnancy, sex behavior, sex education, sexual partners Ecuador, South Africa, United States
Providing antiretroviral treatment to people living with HIV can increase HIV prevention behaviors, including condom use.
Staying Healthy and Reducing Transmission
9 studies Gray IIIa, IIIb, IV HAART, condom use, condoms, contraception, risk behavior, sex behavior, treatment Botswana, Brazil, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Mass media and social marketing campaigns provide young people with HIV information and are modestly effective in persuading both female and male adolescents to change risky behaviors.
Mitigating Risk
7 studies Gray I, IIIa, IIIb, IV, V abstinence, adolescents, communication, condom use, condoms, female condom, mass media, media, sex behavior, sexual partners, testing, transmission Botswana, Brazil, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
HIV testing and counseling (HTC) can help women know their HIV status and increase their protective behaviors, particularly among those who test HIV-positive.
HIV Testing and Counseling for Women
14 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV HIV testing, condom use, condoms, contraception, counseling, couples, disclosure, education, health facilities, sex behavior, sexual partners, sexually transmitted infections Botswana, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Providing peer support, information and skills-building support to people living with HIV can reduce unprotected sex.
Staying Healthy and Reducing Transmission
7 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, V condom use, counseling, sex behavior, sexual partners, support, support groups, treatment, violence Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda, United States, Zambia
Programs that persuade men to reduce their number of sexual partners could greatly reduce the risk of HIV acquisition for their female partners. [See also %{s:57}]
Partner Reduction
3 studies Gray IIIb, IV HIV testing, condom use, counseling, sex behavior, sexual partners Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Community-based participatory learning approaches involving men and women can create more gender-equitable relationships, thereby decreasing violence. [See also %{s:57}]
Addressing Violence Against Women
5 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb, IV condom use, condoms, gender norms, gender relations, men, sex behavior, violence Ethiopia, South Africa, Uganda
Sex and HIV education with certain characteristics (see introduction) prior to the onset of sexual activity may be effective in preventing transmission of HIV by increasing age at first sex and, for those who are sexually active, increasing condom use, testing, and reducing the number of sexual partners.
Mitigating Risk
17 studies Gray I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IV Bahama, adolescents, behavior change, condom use, contraception, low- and middle-income countries, pregnancy, seroconversion, sex behavior, sex education, sexual partners, testing Africa, Brazil, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, United States
Training, peer and partner discussions, and community-based education that questions harmful gender norms can improve HIV prevention, testing, treatment and care.
Transforming Gender Norms
6 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb STIs, behavior change communication, condom use, condoms, gender equity, gender norms, gender relations, men, peer education, sex behavior, sexual partners, violence, workplace Botswana, Brazil, India, South Africa, Tanzania
Increasing educational attainment can help reduce HIV risk among girls.
Advancing Education
12 studies Gray I, II, IIIb, IV, V HIV testing, Lao PDR, abstinence, condom use, condoms, counseling, education, income, protective behavior, risk behavior, self-perception, sex behavior, sexual behavior, sexual partners, youth Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Malawi, South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Viral suppression with ARV therapy can minimize the risk of HIV transmission and improve health.
Staying Healthy and Reducing Transmission
12 studies Gray II, IIIa, IIIb CD4 counts, and Zimbabwe, condom use, prevention, seroconversion, serodiscordant, sex behavior, the United States of America, treatment, viral load Australia, Botswana, Brazil, China, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Italy, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United States, Zambia, Zimbabwe