Educational technologies on sexually transmitted infections for incarcerated women.
Isaiane da Silva Carvalho, Tatiane Gomes Guedes, Simone Maria Muniz da Silva Bezerra and 3 others
PMID 33174996WHAT IT FOUND
Incarcerated women received STI prevention education mainly through printed materials, videos, and games, often focused on HIV.
These tools were part of broader group or individual sessions, not delivered alone.
Key findings
01Eight studies met the review criteria, and they described printed materials, videos, and games as educational technologies for incarcerated women.
02The technologies were not used alone. They were part of educational interventions that included group or individual sessions.
03HIV was the object of two technologies, one technology addressed HIV and hepatitis C, and the other studies addressed STIs/HIV.
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What it does not show
The review included eight studies, so it is narrow. Most included studies were from the United States and published in English, limiting transfer to other prison systems. The technologies were delivered inside group or individual education, so the paper does not separate the effect of printed materials, videos, or games. One included study did not report the number of participants. Several trials were classified as 2B because follow-up losses were greater than 20%. The review did not combine results statistically, so it describes what was used rather than how well it worked.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as evidence that printed materials, videos, or games alone prevent STIs in incarcerated women. The review describes technologies used within broader group or individual education and does not show an independent effect.