Active recall to increase HIV and STI testing: a systematic review.
An article from the journal of Sexually Transmitted Infections
From the conclusion posted in PubMed: "Active recall interventions are associated with higher reattendance/retesting rates for HIV/STI. Although home sampling and SMS reminders were associated with higher reattendance/retesting rates in most studies, evidence is limited by the heterogeneity of interventions and control groups and the quality of studies. Further work is needed to explore which active recall modality is clinically cost-effective and acceptable for HIV/STI screening."
| Study Region | United Kingdom |
| Organization | HIV & STI Department, Public Health England, London |
| Issue or Problem | HIV and STI retesting rates |
| Tech Medium | SMS, Email, Internet, POTS |
| Technology Device | Varied |
| mFHAST Implication | Opportunity for SMS messages to increase active recall to improve HIV and STI testing rates |
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Link to original research articleWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of active recall for HIV and/or STI testing. We searched six electronic databases using terms for HIV, STIs, tests and active recall (defined as a reminder to retest for HIV/STIs) for randomised, non-randomised and observational English-language studies published between 1983 and 2013. Outcomes included reattendance/retesting rate and STI diagnosis at follow-up.