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Research Gaps in Indigenous Sexual Health - Establishing Evidence-Based Best Practice for Social and Behavioural Interventions: Technical Report

This technical report establishes evidence based best practice for social and behavioural interventions

This technical report reviewed the literature to try and establish best practice in social and behavioural interventions in Indigenous sexual health. The report is a useful resource of what is effective in sexual health promotion in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health context.

The scope of the review was limited to Indigenous-specific Australian literature published between 1990 and 2004.

Three kinds of interventions were focused on namely:

• Behavioural interventions;
• Social interventions; and
• Clinical interventions with a socio-cultural component.

The Research Gaps in Indigenous Sexual Health Technical Report formed the basis for a community guide ‘Sexual Health Promotion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People – a community guide to evidence-based best practice in social and behavioural interventions’. This guide is intended for use by Aboriginal health workers.

To download the PDF version of this Report:

Research Gaps in Indigenous Sexual Health - Establishing evidence-based best practice for social and behavioural interventions: Technical Report (PDF 1033 KB)

If you are unable to download this Report, please send an email to: oatsih.enquiries@health.gov.au for a copy to be sent to you or phone 02 6289 5291.