Elaine Guevara, Shyamalika Gopalan, Dashiell J Massey, Mayowa Adegboyega, Wen Zhou, Alma Solis, Alisha D Anaya, Steven E Churchill, Joseph Feldblum, Richard R Lawler
Getting it right: Teaching undergraduate biology to undermine racial essentialism
Biology methods & protocols
limited evidence available vulnerability adolescent girls young women agyw sexual risk behaviour stihiv though almost statistics available vulnerability related literature suggests agyw low awareness sexual risk behaviour transmission prevalence stihiv making vulnerable conducted rapid review peerreviewed studies addressing transmission network prevalence incidence awareness common determinants sexual risk behaviourstihiv healthseeking behaviour existing interventions addressing situation among agyw age 1524 inform evidence gap crucial area research registered study prospero crd42023403713 developed detailed inclusionexclusion criteria searched jstor pubmed google scholar science direct population council knowledge commons databases followed guidance cochrane rapid review develop rapid review also searched bibliography included studies included english language peerreviewed quantitative qualitative mixed method studies published jan 1 2000 mar 31 2023 six reviewers extracted data seventh reviewer independently assessed quality ninetysix studies met inclusion criteria used descriptive statistics narrative synthesis methods data analysis also conducted risk bias assessment rob check quality included studies inadequate literature found transmission network prevalence awareness stihiv low among agyw however female sex workers sextrafficked women drug users age group suffer age education income relationship dynamics spousespartners multiple partners substance use crucial determining stihiv traditional sources health seeking popular formal sources social stigma mass media campaigns community mobilization programs life skills training programs increase awareness hiv condom use selfefficacy inclusion english language studies conducting metaanalysis high heterogeneity limitations study