HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis Project

The HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) Project identifies evidence-based interventions (EBIs) and best practices to help HIV prevention planners and providers in the United States select interventions most appropriate for HIV prevention within their communities. These are listed in the Compendium of Evidence-Based Interventions and Best Practices for HIV Prevention, a.k.a the “Compendium.”

Additional PRS Project Activities

In addition to the Compendium, PRS works on other activities to improve the current knowledge and quality of science within the HIV prevention research field and improve reporting standards of non-randomized controlled trials to facilitate evidence-based public health recommendations.

• PRS Publication List
• Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Nonrandomized Designs (TREND)
  PRS was instrumental in organizing a group of journal editors and methodologists to discuss ways to improve reporting standards of non-randomized controlled trials of behavioral and public health interventions. This group developed the TREND statement, which consists of a 22-item checklist specifically developed to guide standardized reporting of non-randomized controlled trials (Des Jarlais et al., AJPH, 2004).
• PRS recommends following Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for reporting the findings from a randomized controlled trial.
• PRS recommends following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) for reporting the findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

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