Table 2.

Community Education Systematic Review: Synthesis of Findings

	Primary mode of community education
	Mass media (TV/Radio/Billboards)	Targeted print media/mail	Outreach worker	Text messaging/email	Theatre
Number of studies where mode of outreach was primary mode (n=17)	9	3	2	2	1
Impact on
Awareness and knowledge	++++	+0		++	+
Intentions to use contraception/condoms	+++	0			+/0
Enhance other psychosocial determinants (e.g., attitudes, risk perceptions)	++				+
Parent-child communication	0/+ 0/+
Select medium-term outcomes
Use of family planning-related resources (website, hotlines, condom mail service)	++0	+
Use of family planning and/or STD services			++	+ +/0

Note: Each symbol = 1 study, except where there is a “/”, which indicates a single study that had mixed results for that outcome. + community education had a positive impact on this outcome; − community education had a negative impact on this outcome; 0 community education had neither positive nor negative impact on this outcome.