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- Title
Social and behavioural HIV/AIDS research in Jordan: a systematic review.
- Authors
Alkhasawneh, E.; Ismayilova, L.; Olimat, H.; El-Bassel, N.
- Abstract
This systematic review evaluated the extent of HIV/AIDS research conducted in Jordan related to behavioural and/or social outcomes. MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and OVID (1980-2009) were searched as well as the International AIDS Society abstract archives (2000-2009). Existing reviews and primary studies were cross-referenced for further citations, and unpublished literature and ongoing trials were searched by contacting experts and active researchers in the field. Google Scholar was used to search in peer-reviewed local or regional journals not included in the above-mentioned databases. Searches were also conducted of Arabic literature. Only 8 relevant studies were identified; all were descriptive cross-sectional studies, either quantitative or qualitative. Convenience samples were used in the majority of the studies, severely limiting the generalizability of the findings. The studies focused on HIV/AIDs knowledge and attitudes in the general population and among health professionals; at-risk populations were not assessed.
- Subjects
JORDAN; HIV infections &; psychology; CINAHL database; EXPERIMENTAL design; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; RESEARCH methodology; MEDLINE; NEEDS assessment; SYSTEMATIC reviews; BEHAVIORAL research; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; ATTITUDES toward AIDS (Disease)
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2012, Vol 18, Issue 5, p487
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2012.18.5.487