Review Article

Community Based HIV Prevention Intervention in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

Table 2

Reported interventions’ effects on knowledge and risk behavior outcome.

StudyKnowledgeRisk behavior

Ross et al. 2007 [17]; Hayes et al. 2005 [26]* and Doyle et al., 2010 [27]*Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.001
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.001
*Reported statistically significant effects for young males, but not young females.

Maro et al. 2009 [12]Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.05
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.05

Pettifor et al. 2005 [18] and Stadler and Hlongwa 2002 [28]*Not applicableStatistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.05

Cowan et al. [29], 2008 and Cowan et al. 2010* [19]Statistically nonsignificant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.001
Statistically nonsignificant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.001

Erulkar et al. 2004 [20]Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01

Underwood et al., 2006 [21]Statistically nonsignificant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01

Nastasi et al., 1998 [25]Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01 
*Reported improved knowledge for young women
Not applicable

Speizer et al., 2001 [22]Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
≤ 0.05
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.05

Jewkes et al., 2008 [23]Not applicableStatistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
= 0.063

Harvey et al., 2000 [24]Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01
Statistically significant in the hypothesized direction 
< 0.01

Multiple reports of the same study.