Microenterprise Development Interventions for Sexual Risk Reduction: A Systematic Review

Cui, Rosa R.; Lee, Ramon; Thirumurthy, Harsha; Muessig, Kathryn E.; Tucker, Joseph D.

doi:10.1007/s10461-013-0582-1

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“…Diversity in outcome measures (as reported in the section on outcomes) highlight the need for a validated and consistent range of outcome measures of gender equality and human rights interventions[11, 21, 22, 25–27, 31–36]. Consideration for a longer timeframe of measurement in order to assess whether positive outcomes are sustained over time was often highlighted[15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34]. The reviews of gender equality interventions (e.g.…”

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How Are Gender Equality and Human Rights Interventions Included in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes and Policies: A Systematic Review of Existing Research Foci and Gaps

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The importance of promoting gender equality and human rights in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programmes and policies has been affirmed in numerous international and regional agreements, most recently the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Given the critical role of research to determine what works, we aimed to identify research gaps as part of a broader priority setting exercise on integrating gender equality and human rights approaches in SRH programmes and policies. A systematic literature review of reviews was conducted to examine the question: what do we know about how research in the context of SRH programmes and policies has addressed gender equality and human rights and what are the current gaps in research. We searched three databases for reviews that addressed the research question, were published between 1994–2014, and met methodological standards for systematic reviews, qualitative meta-syntheses and other reviews of relevance to the research question. Additional grey literature was identified based on expert input. Articles were appraised by the primary author and examined by an expert panel. An abstraction and thematic analysis process was used to synthesize findings. Of the 3,073 abstracts identified, 56 articles were reviewed in full and 23 were included along with 10 from the grey literature. The majority focused on interventions addressing gender inequalities; very few reviews explicitly included human rights based interventions. Across both topics, weak study designs and use of intermediate outcome measures limited evidence quality. Further, there was limited evidence on interventions that addressed marginalized groups. Better quality studies, longer-term indicators, and measurement of unintended consequences are needed to better understand the impact of these types of interventions on SRH outcomes. Further efforts are needed to cover research on gender equality and human rights issues as they pertain to a broader set of SRH topics and populations.

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How Are Gender Equality and Human Rights Interventions Included in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes and Policies: A Systematic Review of Existing Research Foci and Gaps

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“…12 Income-generating interventions have been documented to lead to reductions in sexual and drug risk behaviors especially among poor women and those engaged in sex work. 55–57 Microfinance has been adapted less frequently for those who use or inject drugs. This might be due to a common value judgment that people who use drugs are not capable of becoming employable and committed to work.…”

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Women Who Use or Inject Drugs

El‐Bassel

Strathdee

2015

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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Women account for more than half of all individuals living with HIV globally. Despite increasing drug and HIV epidemics among women, females who use drugs are rarely found in research, harm reduction programs, or drug and HIV treatment and care. Women who use drugs continue to face challenges that increase their vulnerability to HIV and other co-morbidities due to high rates of gender-based violence, human rights violations, incarceration, and institutional and societal stigmatization. This special issue emphasizes how the burdens of HIV, drug use and their co-occurring epidemics affect women in a global context. Papers included focus on the epidemiology of HIV, HCV and other co-morbidities; HIV treatment, prevention, and care; and policies affecting the lives of female who use drugs. This issue also highlights the state of the science of biomedical and behavioral research related to women who use drugs. The final paper highlights the major findings of papers covered and presents a call to action regarding needed research, treatment, and preventive services for women who use drugs. To address these needs, we advocate for women-specific thinking and approaches that considers the social, micro, and macro contexts of women’s lives. We present a woman-specific risk environment framework that reflects the unique lives and contexts of women who use drugs and provide a call to action for intervention, prevention, and policies.

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“…16 Although some controversy remains regarding how successful microfinance has been at reducing poverty among some groups and in some regions, 17 a systematic review of combination microfinance and HIV prevention programs has shown that income-generating interventions may lead to reductions in sexual and drug risk behaviors among women engaged in sex work. 18 One hundred women engaged in sex work who participated in a randomized clinical trial in India in which they were taught HIV prevention plus tailoring skills (vocational training) demonstrated a decrease in paying partners compared with those who received HIV prevention plus English language skills. 19 Another randomized trial among sex workers in Kenya Objectives.…”

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Efficacy of a Savings-Led Microfinance Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk for HIV Among Women Engaged in Sex Work: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Aira²,

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Am J Public Health

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Microenterprise Development Interventions for Sexual Risk Reduction: A Systematic Review

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

How Are Gender Equality and Human Rights Interventions Included in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes and Policies: A Systematic Review of Existing Research Foci and Gaps

How Are Gender Equality and Human Rights Interventions Included in Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes and Policies: A Systematic Review of Existing Research Foci and Gaps

Women Who Use or Inject Drugs

Efficacy of a Savings-Led Microfinance Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk for HIV Among Women Engaged in Sex Work: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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