Table 3.

Characteristics of individual-based interventions studies^a

Authors	Age group (years), setting	Study design	Participants	Intervention content	Measures	Mental health outcomes	Assessments
Jani et al38 (2016)	15–18, Ethiopia	Pre–post design, no control group	HIV-affected adolescents n = 1576 female and n = 1154 male adolescent migrants	Intervention components modelled on problem-solving therapy Included individual, group and creative therapies such as music, art and drama Counsellors addressed: (1) main issues brought forth by the client; (2) possible options and solutions to address the issues and the pros and cons of each option; and (3) plan of action selected by the client to address the problem	Youth Self Report; Anxiety Scale; Demographic Health Survey;	Reduced mental health problems (including aggressive behaviours) among female adolescents, but not among males Effect size could not be determined	Baseline, 3 months

^a.Gender of participants: male and females.