Implementation and evaluation of the Y-Check comprehensive adolescent health check-up intervention in Zimbabwe: a pre-post mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT: Routine adolescent health check-ups can support healthy development and well-being, but evidence on the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of contextually relevant comprehensive check-ups in low- and middle-income settings is limited. We conducted a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study incorporating a mixed-methods pre-post design of Y-Check, a comprehensive health check-up intervention in Zimbabwe, as part of a multicountry study developed and coordinated by the World Health Organization. Eligible participants were 10-19-year-old adolescents attending school or community venues. We used self-administered digital questionnaires, provider-led clinical tests and nurse reviews to screen for 25 conditions/behaviors. We provided health promotion, on-site care and referral to rele

SUBMITTER: Doyle AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12920085 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature