SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2018
Community Education and Engagement in Family Planning: Updated Systematic Review.
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- Evaluating the effectiveness of enhanced family planning education on knowledge and use of family planning in fishing communities of Lake Victoria in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial.BMC health services research · 2022Trial
- A machine learning approach to identify key socio-economic and demographic factors associated with neonatal mortality in Ethiopia.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Population-oriented health promotion and disease prevention interventions in primary healthcare: a scoping review of reviews.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Describing the roles of civil society organizations in sustaining adolescents' family planning programs in nine Asian and African countries.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Review
- The Effect of Women's Empowerment on Unmet Needs for Family Planning in Tanzania: Analysis of 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Interventions in Family Planning for Men in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review.JMA journal · 2024Article
- Understanding ethical challenges of family planning interventions in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of a gender synchronized family planning intervention for married couples in rural India: The CHARM2 cluster randomized control trial.EClinicalMedicine · 2022Article
- An evaluation of the Be Your Own Baby public awareness campaign.Health services research · 2021Article
- Digital Formats for Community Participation in Health Promotion and Prevention Activities: A Scoping Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
contextCommunity education and engagement are important for informing family planning projects. The objective of this study was to update two prior systematic reviews assessing the impact of community education and engagement interventions on family planning outcomes. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: Sixteen electronic databases were searched for studies relevant to a priori determined inclusion/exclusion criteria in high development settings, published from March 2011 through April 2016, updating two reviews that included studies from 1985 through February 2011. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS: Nine relevant studies were included in this updated review related to community education, in addition to 17 from the prior review. No new community engagement studies met inclusion criteria, as occurred in the prior review. Of new studies, community education modalities included mass media, print/mail, web-based, text messaging, and interpersonal interventions. One study on mass media intervention demonstrated a positive impact on reducing teen and unintended pregnancies. Three of four studies on interpersonal interventions demonstrated positive impacts on medium-term family planning outcomes, such as contraception and condom use. Three new studies demonstrated mostly positive, but inconsistent, results on short-term family planning outcomes.
conclusionsFindings from this systematic review update are in line with a previous review showing the positive impact of community education using traditional modalities on short-term family planning outcomes, identifying additional impacts on long-term outcomes, and highlighting new evidence for education using modern modalities, such as text messaging and web-based education. More research is necessary to provide a stronger evidence base for directing community education and engagement efforts in family planning contexts. THEME INFORMATION: This article is part of a theme issue entitled Updating the Systematic Reviews Used to Develop the U.S. Recommendations for Providing Quality Family Planning Services, which is sponsored by the Office of Population Affairs, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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