Effectiveness of educational intervention among seropositive women about knowledge about HIV sexual transmission.
Regina de Souza Alves, Laelson Rochelle Milanês Sousa, Josely Pinto de Moura and 2 others
PMID 37610951WHAT IT FOUND
Women living with HIV gave more correct answers on every knowledge item about HIV sexual transmission risk after group meetings, WhatsApp messages, and video calls.
Most items changed significantly, but the study had no control group.
Key findings
01Correct answers increased in all assessed knowledge items after the intervention, and 78.5% of items showed a significant association.
02Item 12 increased from 93 to 132 correct answers (p=0.0001), and item 14 increased from 10 to 49 correct answers (p=0.00098).
03The percentage of loss was 30%, mainly due to changing phone number or not wanting to participate in the final stage.
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What it does not show
No control group, so knowledge change cannot be separated from time, attention, or other influences. The intervention components were delivered together, so the contribution of face-to-face meetings, WhatsApp messages, and video calls cannot be separated. A 30% loss occurred, mainly due to phone number change or refusal to complete the final stage. The outcome was self-reported knowledge answers, not sexual behavior, condom use, viral load, or HIV transmission. Sensitive questions about sex and violence may have produced socially desirable answers or embarrassment. The study excluded pregnant or postpartum women, people with severe psychiatric disorders, severe hearing or visual impairment, and confined or institutionalized women.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read this as proof that the education prevented HIV transmission or changed sexual behavior. The study had no control group and measured only knowledge answers. Face-to-face meetings, WhatsApp messages, and video calls were given together, so the contribution of any single component cannot be separated.