SynthesisAIDS and behavior2018
The Effects of School-Based Condom Availability Programs (CAPs) on Condom Acquisition, Use and Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Review.
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- Promoting sexual health in schools: a systematic review of the European evidence.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- To Save a Girl-Child, You Must Train a Boy-Child: A Note on Situational Irony.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of Free Face Mask Distribution on Use of Face Masks. A Cluster Randomised Trial in Stovner District of Oslo, Norway.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Perceived drivers of teenage pregnancies and barriers to utilization of contraceptive methods among adolescents in Rwanda: perspectives of adolescents and healthcare providers.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Evaluating student use, access, and perceptions of a campus sexual health vending machine.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Trends in the teaching of sexual and reproductive health topics and skills in required courses in secondary schools, in 38 US states between 2008 and 2018.Health education research · 2023Article
- Addressing Learner-Centred Barriers to Sexuality Education in Rural Areas of South Africa: Learners' Perspectives on Promoting Sexual Health Outcomes.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Good Condom Usage and Its Association with Condom Use Self-Efficacy among Youth Attending HIV/STDs Clinics in Primary-Care Settings in Malaysia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Multilevel Barriers to Sexual Health Behavior Among Vulnerable Adolescent Girls in the USA.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2022Article
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- A Perspective on Implementation Outcomes and Strategies to Promote the Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Behavioural science to improve effectiveness of HIV programmes, South Africa.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2021Article
- Factors influencing contraceptive decision making and use among young adolescents in urban Lilongwe, Malawi: a qualitative study.Reproductive health · 2021Article
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- "Condoms Are Boring": Navigating Relationship Dynamics, Gendered Power, and Motivations for Condomless Sex Amongst Adolescents and Young People in South Africa.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2021Article
- Sexual Behaviors, Referral to Sexual Health Services, and Use of Sexual Health Services Among Transgender High School Students.The Journal of school health · 2020Article
- Syndemic Factors Associated with Safer Sex Efficacy Among Northern and Indigenous Adolescents in Arctic Canada.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Condom Availability Programs in Schools: A Review of the Literature.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2019Review
- Promoting Condom Use Through a Youth-Focused Community-Wide Free Condom Distribution Initiative.American journal of public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
We conducted a systematic review to assess the impact of school-based condom availability programs (CAPs) on condom acquisition, use and sexual behavior. We searched PubMed to identify English-language studies evaluating school-based CAPs that reported process (i.e. number of condoms distributed or used) and sexual behavior measures. We identified nine studies that met our inclusion criteria, with the majority conducted in the United States of America. We judged most studies to have medium risk of bias. Most studies showed that school-based CAPs increased the odds of students obtaining condoms (odds ratios (ORs) for individual studies ranged between 1.81 and 20.28), and reporting condom use (OR 1.36-3.2). Three studies showed that school-based CAPs positively influenced sexual behavior, while no studies reported increase in sexual activity. Findings suggest that school-based CAPs may be an effective strategy for improving condom coverage and promoting positive sexual behaviors.
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