A Systematic Review of HIV Prevention Interventions Targeting Women with Criminal Justice Involvement

Abstract

AbstractWe conducted a systematic review of HIV prevention interventions targeting women with criminal justice involvement. Thirteen studies published between 1980 and 2014 met our inclusion criteria with a cumulative sample size of 3,165. Studies were coded by intervention approach, theoretical orientation, setting of delivery, study design, outcomes, and effect sizes. Many evidence-based theoretical orientations in the HIV/AIDS prevention field were not represented in the study, reflecting the nascent status of prevention research on criminal justice-involved women. Meta-regression analyses found that collectively interventions are minimally effective at reducing sexual risk (standardized mean difference = −0.225, p < 0.001) and reducing drug use (standardized mean difference = −0.213, p < 0.001). Interventions demonstrated moderate effects on increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge and improving psychosocial outcomes. As compared with interventions without an explicit theoretical orientation, interventions using...