discussion of the positive aspects of young people’s relationships and sexualities. Programme and service staff, including front-line staff, should have adequate training, and be recruited for their dedication and enthusiasm for working with young people, and their ability to deliver services without personal judgement. Bailey JV et al, Interactive computer-based 15 RCTs of ICBI identified C. There is Biological outcomes: conducted in various settings 2010. interventions (ICBI) for sexual is not some reductions in: and populations (3917 health promotion are feasible currently evidence Sexual health STI rate; HIV participants). Comparing ICBI in a variety of settings. They taking place supporting promotion acquisition rate; to interventions’ ’minimal are effective tools for learning the use of conception rate; such as usual practice, Cochrane about sexual health, and they this abortion rate. analyses showed statistically Database of also improve self-efficacy, intervention significant effects as follows: Systematic Cognitive & moderate effect on sexual intention and sexual behaviour, but it is not behavioural health knowledge (SMD 0.72, Reviews. but more research is needed to conclusive outcomes e.g. 95% CI 0.27 to 1.18); small establish whether Computer-based Sexual health effect on safer sex interventions can interventions knowledge, (SMD 0.17, 95% CI change outcomes such as self-efficacy, 0.05 to 0.29); small effect on School child, sexually transmitted infections safer sex safer-sex intentions (SMD young adults and pregnancy, to understand intentions, 0.16, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.30); behaviour and also an effect on sexual
discussion of the positive aspects of young people’s relationships and sexualities. Programme and service staff, including front-line staff, should have adequate training, and be recruited for their dedication and enthusiasm for working with young people, and their ability to deliver services without personal judgement. Bailey JV et al, 2010. Sexual health promotion Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Computer-based interventions School child, young adults Biological outcomes: reductions in: STI rate; HIV acquisition rate; conception rate; abortion rate. Cognitive & behavioural outcomes e.g. Sexual health knowledge, self-efficacy, safer sex intentions, behaviour Interactive computer-based interventions (ICBI) for sexual health promotion are feasible in a variety of settings. They are effective tools for learning about sexual health, and they also improve self-efficacy, intention and sexual behaviour, but more research is needed to establish whether interventions can change outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy, to understand 15 RCTs of ICBI identified conducted in various settings and populations (3917 participants). Comparing ICBI to ’minimal interventions’ such as usual practice, showed statistically significant effects as follows: moderate effect on sexual health knowledge (SMD 0.72, 95% CI 0.27 to 1.18); small effect on safer sex (SMD 0.17, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.29); small effect on safer-sex intentions (SMD 0.16, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.30); and also an effect on sexual is not currently taking place C. There is some evidence supporting the use of this intervention but it is not conclusive analyses