Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review

Introduction The rate of new infections with HIV remains high among adolescents globally. Adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), who are least likely to have access to quality healthcare, have the highest proportion of those living with HIV. Mobile technology has played an im...

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Main Authors: Wafaie Fawzi, Adesola Oluwafunmilola Olumide, Dongqing Wang, Emmanuel S Adebayo, Halimat Omowumi Olaniyan, Adesola Ogunniyi
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e069362.full
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author Wafaie Fawzi
Adesola Oluwafunmilola Olumide
Dongqing Wang
Emmanuel S Adebayo
Halimat Omowumi Olaniyan
Adesola Ogunniyi
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description Introduction The rate of new infections with HIV remains high among adolescents globally. Adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), who are least likely to have access to quality healthcare, have the highest proportion of those living with HIV. Mobile technology has played an important role in providing access to information and services among adolescents in recent years. This review aims to synthesise and summarise information that will be useful in the planning, designing and implementing of future mHealth strategies.Methods and analysis Interventional studies, reported in English, on the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents that used mobile technology in LMICs will be included. MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Clinicaltrials.gov, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), and the Cochrane Library are the information sources that have been identified as relevant to the area of study. These sources will be searched from inception to March 2023. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. The scalability of each study will be assessed using the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool. Two independent reviewers will conduct the selection of studies, data extraction, and assessment of the risk of bias and scalability. A narrative synthesis of all the included studies will be done.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not necessary for this study. This is a systematic review of publicly available information and therefore ethical approval was not deemed necessary. The results of this review will be published in a peer reviewed journal.Trial registration This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD42022362130.
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spelling doaj.art-9a1a0342a1a24bf6a9c675fec81047222023-08-11T01:05:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-07-0113710.1136/bmjopen-2022-069362Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic reviewWafaie Fawzi0Adesola Oluwafunmilola Olumide1Dongqing Wang2Emmanuel S Adebayo3Halimat Omowumi Olaniyan4Adesola Ogunniyi5Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USAInstitute of Child Health, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, NigeriaGlobal and Community Health, George Mason University College of Health and Human Services, Fairfax, Virginia, USAInstitute of Child Health, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, NigeriaInstitute of Child Health, University of Ibadan College of Medicine, Ibadan, NigeriaMedicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaIntroduction The rate of new infections with HIV remains high among adolescents globally. Adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), who are least likely to have access to quality healthcare, have the highest proportion of those living with HIV. Mobile technology has played an important role in providing access to information and services among adolescents in recent years. This review aims to synthesise and summarise information that will be useful in the planning, designing and implementing of future mHealth strategies.Methods and analysis Interventional studies, reported in English, on the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents that used mobile technology in LMICs will be included. MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Clinicaltrials.gov, WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), and the Cochrane Library are the information sources that have been identified as relevant to the area of study. These sources will be searched from inception to March 2023. The risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. The scalability of each study will be assessed using the Intervention Scalability Assessment Tool. Two independent reviewers will conduct the selection of studies, data extraction, and assessment of the risk of bias and scalability. A narrative synthesis of all the included studies will be done.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was not necessary for this study. This is a systematic review of publicly available information and therefore ethical approval was not deemed necessary. The results of this review will be published in a peer reviewed journal.Trial registration This protocol has been registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), registration number CRD42022362130.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e069362.full
spellingShingle Wafaie Fawzi
Adesola Oluwafunmilola Olumide
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Emmanuel S Adebayo
Halimat Omowumi Olaniyan
Adesola Ogunniyi
Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
BMJ Open
title Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
title_full Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
title_fullStr Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
title_short Scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of HIV among adolescents in low-income and middle-income countries: protocol for a systematic review
title_sort scalability of mobile technology interventions in the prevention and management of hiv among adolescents in low income and middle income countries protocol for a systematic review
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e069362.full
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