Moderator analysis of the effect of new-media interventions on STI testing
| OR | Heterogeneity | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moderator | k | OR | LL | UL | p Value | Q | p Value | I2 | τ2 | SE |
| Interactivity | ||||||||||
| Interactive | 4 | 1.52 | 1.27 | 1.83 | <0.01 | 4.31 | 0.37 | 7.19 | <0.01 | 0.04 |
| Static | 5 | 1.61 | 0.93 | 2.77 | 0.09 | 20.94 | <0.01 | 85.68 | 0.25 | 0.28 |
| Target group | ||||||||||
| Young people | 6 | 1.54 | 1.09 | 2.17 | 0.02 | 21.13 | <0.01 | 76.33 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
| MSM | 3 | 1.48 | 0.97 | 2.26 | 0.07 | 4.60 | 0.10 | 56.47 | 0.08 | 0.14 |
| Duration | ||||||||||
| 1 Session | 4 | 1.06 | 0.87 | 1.30 | 0.58 | 2.02 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 |
| ≤6 months | 2 | 1.64 | 1.36 | 1.98 | <0.01 | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
| >6 months | 3 | 2.17 | 1.36 | 3.47 | <0.01 | 5.41 | 0.07 | 63.01 | 0.12 | 0.18 |
| Study design | ||||||||||
| RCT | 6 | 1.56 | 1.01 | 2.40 | 0.04 | 14.33 | 0.01 | 65.12 | 0.19 | 0.18 |
| Cohort | 3 | 1.46 | 1.04 | 2.06 | 0.03 | 11.41 | <0.01 | 82.47 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
LL, lower limit of 95% confidence interval; MSM, men who have sex with men; RCT, randomised controlled trial; STI, sexually transmitted infections; UL, upper limit of 95% confidence interval.