SynthesisSystematic reviews2012
A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health.
Synthesis in Systematic reviews, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05865834 (Effectiveness of E-health Intervention Using Smart Phone App to Reduce Anxiety & Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents), which is not on this map. Cited by 69 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of E-health Intervention Using Smart Phone App to Reduce Anxiety & Depressive Symptoms Among Adolescents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- STI Health Disparities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions in Educational Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Do School-Based Programs Prevent HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Pooled it
- Effectiveness of School-Based Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs in the USA: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2018Pooled it
- The Effects of School-Based Condom Availability Programs (CAPs) on Condom Acquisition, Use and Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2018Pooled it
- Research in the Integration of Behavioral Health for Adolescents and Young Adults in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Review.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- School-Based Health Centers to Advance Health Equity: A Community Guide Systematic Review.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of PREPARE, a Multi-component, School-Based HIV and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention Programme on Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviour and IPV: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2016Trial
- Reaching the hard to reach: longitudinal investigation of adolescents' attendance at an after-school sexual and reproductive health programme in Western Cape, South Africa.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework.BMC public health · 2014Trial
- Predictors of Preference for School-Based Health Center Services Among Urban High School Youth.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2026Article
- 'Cost, man. Good quality stuff can get pricey', men's choices regarding HIV services in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2026Article
- School-Based Caries Prevention Programs and Recruitment of High-Risk Pediatric Medicaid Populations.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Micropolitics in School-Based Health Centers' Provision of Sexual Health Services.Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Bridging the divide: the growing role of school-based integrated care in regional Australia.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Identifying health outcomes and future research directions of group antenatal care among adolescents in low and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Disparities in mental health service utilization among adolescents with depression: Results from a 2022 U.S. National Survey.PLOS mental health · 2025Article
- Characterizing models of adolescent and youth-friendly health services in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.International journal of adolescent medicine and health · 2024Article
- Parents' Participation in School Health Examinations for Their Adolescent Children in Finland.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2024Article
- Navigating the Challenges: A Comprehensive Review of Adolescent Gynecological Problems.Cureus · 2024Review
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundAccessible sexual, reproductive, and mental healthcare services are crucial for adolescent health and wellbeing. It has been reported that school-based healthcare (SBHC) has the potential to improve the availability of services particularly for young people who are normally underserved. Locating health services in schools has the potential to reduce transport costs, increase accessibility and provide links between schools and communities.
methodsA systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Pubmed, Psychinfo, Psychnet, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science were searched for English language papers published between January 1990 and March 2012
resultsTwenty-seven studies were found which fitted the criteria, of which, all but one were from North America. Only three measured adolescent sexual, reproductive, or mental health outcomes related to SBHC and none of the studies were randomized controlled trials. The remaining studies explored accessibility of services and clinic utilization or described pertinent contextual factors.
conclusionsThere is a paucity of high quality research which evaluates SBHC and its effects on adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. However, there is evidence that SBHC is popular with young people, and provides important mental and reproductive health services. Services also appear to have cost benefits in terms of adolescent health and society as a whole by reducing health disparities and attendance at secondary care facilities. However, clearer definitions of what constitutes SBHC and more high quality research is urgently needed.
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