School-based interventions to promote adolescent health: A systematic review in low- and middle-income countries of WHO Western Pacific Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO WPRO), most adolescents enroll in secondary school. Safe, healthy and nurturing school environments are critical for adolescent health and development. Yet, there were no systematic reviews found on the efficacy of school-based interventions among adolescents living in low and middle income countries (LMIC) in the Region. There is an urgent need to identify effective school-based interventions and facilitating factors for successful implementation in adolescent health in WPRO.

Methods

For this systematic review, we used five electronic databases to search for school-based interventions to promote adolescent health published from January 1995 to March 2019. We searched RCT and non-RCT studies among adoles

SUBMITTER: Xu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058297 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature