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. 2016 Nov 23;2016(11):CD007249. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007249.pub5

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Behavioral intervention based on social cognitive theory compared with usual care or education for improving contraceptive use
Patient or population: adolescents and women with need for contraception
Settings: clinic or home
Intervention: behavioral intervention based on social cognitive theory
Comparison: usual care or education
Outcomes Relative effect
 (95% CI) Participants
 (studies) Quality of the evidence
 (GRADE) Comments
Second birth in 2 years OR 0.41 (0.17 to 1.00) Black 2006 High Home‐based curriculum (19 sessions) to delay second birth vs usual care; adolescent mothers
Consistency of hormonal contraceptive use at:
12 months;
18 months;
24 months
Reported adjusted RR:
 1.46 (1.13 to 1.89);
1.36 (1.02 to 1.83);
1.30 (1.06 to 1.58)
Sieving 2013 Moderate Case management and leadership (18 months) vs usual care; adolescent girls
Consistency of condom use at:
12 months;
24 months
Reported adjusted RR:
1.45 (1.26 to 1.67);
1.57 (1.28 to 1.94)
Consistency of dual method use (OCs + condoms) at:
12 months;
24 months
Reported adjusted RR:
1.58 (1.03 to 2.43);
1.36 (1.01 to 1.85)
Use of effective contraceptive method:
 at 7 months after baseline (after year 1 sessions);
at 19 months after baseline (12 months after year 2 sessions)
Reported adjusted OR ± SE:
1.62 ± 0.22 (P = 0.03);
1.76 ± 0.29 (P = 0.05)
Coyle 2001 Moderate School‐based curriculum (20 sessions) to prevent pregnancy and HIV/STI vs usual education; grade 9 students
Condom use at last sex:
at 7 months after baseline;
at 19 months after baseline
Reported adjusted OR ± SE:
1.91 ± 0.27 (P = 0.02);
1.68 ± 0.25 (P = 0.04)
Frequency of sex without condom in past 3 months:
at 7 months after baseline;
at 19 months after baseline
Reported ratio of adjusted means ± SE:
0.50 ± 0.31 (P = 0.03);
0.63 ± 0.23 (P = 0.05)
Condom use at last sex (at 6 months after baseline) Reported adjusted OR 2.12 (1.24 to 3.56) Coyle 2006 Moderate School‐based curriculum (14 sessions) to prevent pregnancy and HIV/STI vs usual activities; alternative high school students
Included Theory of Planned Behavior (+ earlier Theory of Reasoned Action)
Less frequent sex without condom in past 3 months (at 6 months after baseline) Reported adjusted MD −1.09 ± SE 0.36; P = 0.002
Risk avoidance group,
unprotected sex at last sex:
at 3 months;
> 15 months
Reported adjusted OR:
0.70 (0.52 to 0.93);
0.61 (0.45 to 0.85)
Markham 2012 Moderate School‐based curriculum (24 sessions) to prevent pregnancy and HIV/STI (through risk avoidance or risk reduction) vs usual education; grade 7 and 8 students
Included Theory of Planned Behavior
Risk reduction group,
unprotected sex at last sex;
sex without condom in past 3 months (at 3 months)
Reported adjusted OR:
0.67 (0.47 to 0.96);
0.59 (0.36 to 0.95)
CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; OR: odds ratio; RR: risk ratio; SE: standard error
GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
 High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
 Moderate quality: Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
 Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
 Very low quality: We are very uncertain about the estimate.