SynthesisBMJ global health2020
Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights: a systematic review of intervention studies.
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63 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Interventions for adolescent school boys and young men to reduce gender-based violence in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of community mobilisation and group-based interventions for preventing intimate partner violence against women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of global health · 2023Pooled it
- Sexual and Dating Violence Prevention Programs for Male Youth: A Systematic Review of Program Characteristics, Intended Psychosexual Outcomes, and Effectiveness.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation characteristics of father-inclusive interventions in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of the concept 'male involvement in maternal health' by natural language processing and descriptive analysis.BMJ global health · 2021Pooled it
- Sex Education in the Spotlight: What Is Working? Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Adaptation of a gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health intervention for adolescent boys in South Africa and Lesotho using intervention mapping.Global health action · 2021Pooled it
- Acceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Development and validation of a measure for father involvement during early childhood in a resource-limited context.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Effects of a community-based, multi-level family planning intervention on theoretically grounded intermediate outcomes for couples in rural Uganda: Results from a mixed methods pilot evaluation.British journal of health psychology · 2024Trial
- Effects of gender-transformative relationships and sexuality education to reduce adolescent pregnancy (the JACK trial): a cluster-randomised trial.The Lancet. Public health · 2022Trial
- Participatory design partnerships for gender and health in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- Intervention Mapping to Develop "Creating Peace:" Translating a Youth Activism Intervention from Global Settings to the United States Urban Context.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026Article
- REVISE Virtual Reality Intervention to Prevent Sexual Harassment in Heterosexual Couples: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Developing an Intervention to Improve Sexual Health Assessment and Care in Men With Inflammatory Bowel Disease.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- "Money is everything. If you don't have cash, no one will come to you:" investigating the relationship between socioeconomic status and HIV risk among adolescents and young adults in Kisumu, Kenya.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Building multi-sectoral alliances to co-design and pilot a gender-transformative comprehensive sexuality education intervention for adolescents: the case of Si Yo Fuera Juan in Uruguay.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- The cost-effectiveness of male-partner treatment to prevent recurrence of bacterial vaginosis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Out of focus: limited representation of men's health needs in regional and global sexual and reproductive health policy.Health policy and planning · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal health organisations advocate gender-transformative programming (which challenges gender inequalities) with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for all. We systematically review evidence for this approach.
methodsWe previously reported an evidence-and-gap map (http://srhr.org/masculinities/wbincome/) and
findingsFrom 509 eligible records, we synthesised 68 studies comprising 36 randomised controlled trials, n=56 417 participants, and 32 quasi-experimental studies, n=25 554 participants. Promising programming characteristics include: multicomponent activities of education, persuasion, modelling and enablement; multilevel programming that mobilises wider communities; targeting both men and women; and programmes of longer duration than three months. Six of the seven interventions evaluated more than once show efficacy. However, we identified a significant risk of bias in the overall available evidence. Important gaps in evidence relate to safe abortion and SRHR during disease outbreaks.
conclusionIt is widely acknowledged by global organisations that the question is no longer
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