Parent-adolescent communication on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative review and thematic synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health continues to be a global public health need. Effective parent-adolescent communication on sexual health issues has been cited as a factor that could influence adolescents towards adopting safer sexual behaviour. The current review synthesises qualitative literature to understand the nature and relevance of parent-adolescent sexual and reproductive health communication and the barriers to effective communication in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We systematically searched and synthesised qualitative literature published between 1st January 1990 to December 2019 and searched from CINAHL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, Global Health, EMBASE, PubMed, and Google Scholar. We assessed the methodological quality of included studies usi

SUBMITTER: Usonwu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8504018 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature