TABLE 2. Published systematic reviews exploring relationship between public policy interventions and adolescent pregnancy or its proxy indicators, 2000-2019.
|
Author (Year) (reference) |
# Studies reviewed1 |
Intervention |
Outcome(s) of interest |
Key Inclusion criteria |
Case studies also included in this review (n=7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sanz-Martos et al., (2018) (8) |
24 |
Educational interventions |
Pregnancy prevention, sexual behavior, contraceptive use |
No behavior change measurement |
(35) |
|
Salam et al., (2016) (15) |
51 |
Adolescent SRH program (educational interventions, pregnancy prevention) |
Contraceptive use, sexual behavior, pregnancy |
Randomised, Quasi-randomised and before/after studies |
(33) |
|
Hindin et al., (2016) (9) |
21 |
SRH interventions |
Pregnancy prevention; sexual behaviour, contraceptive use |
Low-and Middle-Income countries |
(18) |
|
Lopez et al., (2016) (10) |
11 |
School-based interventions |
Contraceptive use |
Random Control Trials |
(33) |
|
Oringanje et al., (2010) (11) |
41 |
Primary prevention interventions (school-based, community/home-based, clinic-based, and faith-based) |
Risk of unintended pregnancy; sexual behavior, contraceptive use, abortion |
Individual and cluster randomised control trials (RCTs) |
|
|
Speizer et.al., (2003) (12) |
41 |
Young adult SRH programs on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors |
SRH knowledge, attitudes and behavior |
Experimental or quasi experimental designs |
(34) |
|
Gottschalk and Ortayli, (2014) (16) |
15 |
Contraceptive services and interventions |
Contraceptive use |
Low-Middle Income Country |
|
|
Kirby et.al., (2007) (13) |
83 |
Curriculum-based sex and HIV education programs |
Sexual behavior |
Experimental or quasi-experimental design |
|
|
Denno et.al., (2015) (14) |
36 |
SRH interventions (in/out facilities) |
Utilization of services; STI/HIV/and pregnancy rates |
Low-and Middle-Income countries; English |
(34) |
Although some reviews included more studies from LAC, several were excluded from the current review according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Several studies were included in more than one systematic review.
SRH, sexual and reproductive health
Source: based on the results of the present study