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QUESTION: Do health education interventions promote sexual risk reduction behaviours associated with the transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV) in women?
Data sources
Studies were identified by searching the Cochrane Controlled Clinical Trials Register (1998, issue 4), Medline (1992–8), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1993–8), ERIC (1994–7), PsycLIT (1996–7), the Social Science Citation Index (1994–7), and handsearching selected journals and reference lists.
Study selection
Studies were selected if they evaluated educational interventions (eg, group or one-on-one learning and media campaigns) delivered by any provider (eg, teachers, health promotion experts, clinicians, and peer educators) in any setting (eg, schools, colleges, and clinics) among sexually and pre-sexually active …
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Source of funding: Cancer Research Campaign, UK.
For correspondence: Mr J Shepherd, NCCHTA, Wessex Institute for Health Research and Development, University of Southampton, Bolderwood, Southampton, Hants SO16 7PX, UK. Fax +44 (0)1703 595639.