Table 1.

Key Questions

Key question no.	Question
1	Is there a relationship between programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication and improved long-term outcomes (e.g., decreased teen and unintended pregnancies, increased birth spacing, decreased abortion rates, decreased repeat teen pregnancy rates, increase in achieving desired family size)?
2	Is there a relationship between programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication and improved medium-term outcomes (e.g., increased contraceptive use, increased use of more effective contraception, increased correct use of contraception, increased consistent use of contraception, increased continuation of contraception use, increased use of service, increased repeat/follow-up service use, increased dual-method use)?
3	Is there a relationship between programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication and improved short-term outcomes (e.g., quality/satisfaction with service, strengthened social norms, intention to use contraception, knowledge/awareness, other psychosocial determinants, intentions to use service, acceptance by the community, increased parental involvement and/or communication, increased intentions to delay sexual initiation)?
4	What are the barriers and facilitators to clinics to adopting and implementing programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication?
5	Are there unintended negative consequences associated with providing programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication?
6	What are the barriers and facilitators to adolescent clients to participating in programs designed to strengthen parent–child communication?