TY - JOUR
T1 - Consideration of heterogeneity in a meta-analysis of latino sexual health interventions
AU - Guilamo-Ramos, Vincent
AU - Hidalgo, Andrew
AU - Keene, Lance
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Academy of Pediatrics. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - Persistent SRH disparities among Latino adolescents remain a national public health priority. Evans et al5 meta-analyzed interventions for Latino adolescents, finding significant pooled overall effects for behavioral outcomes, including abstinence, condom use, and number of sex partners. Nevertheless, strengthening the effects of future SRH interventions for Latino adolescents is needed. Meta-analyses are integral to strengthening intervention science. Attention to clinical, methodologic, and statistical heterogeneity across studies can yield insights into factors associated with bolstering intervention effectiveness. Cultural tailoring to increase the effectiveness of condom interventions for Latino adolescents is one such intervention effect modifier. Future research to strengthen the understanding of other clinical and methodologic factors enhancing the effectiveness of Latino SRH interventions is warranted.
AB - Persistent SRH disparities among Latino adolescents remain a national public health priority. Evans et al5 meta-analyzed interventions for Latino adolescents, finding significant pooled overall effects for behavioral outcomes, including abstinence, condom use, and number of sex partners. Nevertheless, strengthening the effects of future SRH interventions for Latino adolescents is needed. Meta-analyses are integral to strengthening intervention science. Attention to clinical, methodologic, and statistical heterogeneity across studies can yield insights into factors associated with bolstering intervention effectiveness. Cultural tailoring to increase the effectiveness of condom interventions for Latino adolescents is one such intervention effect modifier. Future research to strengthen the understanding of other clinical and methodologic factors enhancing the effectiveness of Latino SRH interventions is warranted.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2020-1406
DO - 10.1542/peds.2020-1406
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32522784
AN - SCOPUS:85087532013
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 146
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 1
M1 - e20201406
ER -