Effect of multi-level interventions on mental health outcomes among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), multiple factors contribute to the considerable burden of mental health disorders among adolescents, highlighting the need for interventions that address underlying risks at multiple levels. We reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of community or family-level interventions, with and without individual level interventions, on mental health disorders among adolescents in SSA.

Design

Systematic review using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.

Data sources

A systematic search was conducted on Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO and Web of Science up to 31 March 2021.

Eligibility criteria

Studies were eligible for inclusion in the review if they were randomised controlled tri

SUBMITTER: Mthiyane N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551963 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature