Peer-led interventions to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people aged 11-21 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Peer-led interventions may offer a beneficial approach in preventing substance use, but their impact has not yet been quantified. We conducted a systematic review to investigate and quantify the effect of peer-led interventions that sought to prevent tobacco, alcohol and/or drug use among young people aged 11-21 years.

Methods

Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ERIC and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to July 2015 without language restriction. We included randomized controlled trials only. Screening and data extraction were conducted in duplicate and data from eligible studies were pooled in a random effects meta-analysis.

Results

We identified 17 eligible studies, approximately half of which were school-based studies targeting to

SUBMITTER: Georgie J M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4833174 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature