Table 3.
Qualitative studies presenting age(s) of AAS use initiation
| Age(s) of initiation | Studies (first author, reference) |
|---|---|
| 14 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Kusserow [32]; Pope [45]; Tallon [11] |
| 15 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Grogan [26]; Kusserow [32]; Skårberg [48,50]; Tallon [11] |
| 16 years |
Annitto [19]; Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Grogan [26]; Korkia [12]; Skårberg [49]; Kimergård [8]; Joubert [7]; Tallon [11] |
| 17 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Fudala [25]; Kusserow [32]; Tallon [11] |
| 18 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Grogan [26]; Korkia [12]; Kusserow [32]; Pope [44]; Scull [47]; Joubert [7]; Tallon [11] |
| 19 years |
Boyadjiev [22]; Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Grogan [26]; Korkia [13]; Pope [44]; Joubert [7]; Tallon [11] |
| 20 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Grogan [26]; Pope [43]; Skårberg [49]; Tallon [11] |
| 21 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Fudala [25]; Grogan [26]; Katz [29]; Pope [43]; Skårberg [49]; Tallon [11] |
| 22 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Hegazy [28] |
| 23 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Grogan [26]; Korkia [13]; Olrich [40]; Tallon [11] |
| 24 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Fudala [25]; Malone [33]; Maycock [34,35]; Pope [44]; Joubert [7]; Tallon [11] |
| 25 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Maycock [34,35]; Tallon [11] |
| 26 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Fudala [25]; Tallon [11] |
| 27 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Fudala [25]; Tallon [11] |
| 28 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Skårberg [48,50]; Tallon [11] |
| 29 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Grogan [26]; Tallon [11] |
| 30 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Pope [43]; Tallon [11] |
| 31 to 54 years |
Copeland [23] and Peters [24]; Cornford [9]; Korkia [12]; Rashid [14]; Tallon [11] |
| Not specified | Bardick [20]; Bilard [21]; Fudala [25]; Gruber [27]; Joubert [7]; Katz [29]; Khorrami [30]; Kimergård [6,8]; Klötz [31]; Korkia [12,13]; Kusserow [32]; Maycock [34,35]; McKillop [36]; Midgley [37]; Nøkleby [38]; O’Sullivan [39]; Olrich [40]; Petrocelli [42]; Schwingel [46]; Scull [47]; Skårberg [48,50]; Tallon [11]; Todd [51]; Vassalo [52]; Walker [10]; Wilson-Fearon [53] |
Not specified: Authors did not present age(s) of initiation for some or all participants.