Digital strategies and behavior change techniques for preventing sexually transmitted infections: Protocol for an overview of systematic reviews Estrategias digitales y técnicas de cambio de comportamiento para la prevención de infecciones de transmisión sexual: protocolo para una revisión de revisiones sistemáticas

Abstract

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a leading cause of premature mortality, with unsafe sex as a predominant risk factor. Changing risky sexual behaviors and adopting healthy habits is key to preventing STIs, including HIV, essential for public health. Technological advances in digital interventions have revealed significant opportunities, and systematic reviews have evaluated their effectiveness. These digital interventions, using technologies such as mobile phones, apps, and wearable devices, have shown great potential to reduce STIs, particularly among young people, who are a key population for their implementation.