Interventions to Prevent HIV Infection with Migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review

The purpose of this systematic review is to systematically examine the interventions for immigrants and asylum seekers to prevent human immunodeficiency virus infection. The literature search was conducted using the keywords “migrant, refugees, reproductive health, HIV, AIDS, and randomized control trial” in the databases of “PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar.” A total of five studies were included in this systematic review, respectively, from the USA (two), Tajikistan (one), China (one), and England (one). It was determined that four studies were randomized controlled and one study was a quasi-experimental study. According to the result of this systematic review, it has been determined that the interventions to prevent human immunodeficiency virus infection to immigrants and asylum seekers increase the rate of information about human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus testing, information about contraceptive methods, and condom use. For this reason, interventions to increase awareness of human immunodeficiency virus infection among immigrants, to increase their knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus, and to increase the rate of human immunodeficiency virus testing are important.

Cite this article as: Ulucan, M., Demirelöz Akyüz, M., & Çeber Turfan, E. (2023). Interventions to prevent HIV infection with migrants and refugees: A systematic review Journal of Midwifery and Health Sciences, February 18, 2023. DOI: 10.5152/JMHS.2023.220709.