Decade of research into the acceptability of interventions aimed at improving adolescent and youth health and social outcomes in Africa: a systematic review and evidence map
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Date
2021
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BMJ Open
Abstract
Objective Interventions aimed at improving adolescent
health and social outcomes are more likely to be
successful if the young people they target find them
acceptable. However, no standard definitions or indicators
exist to assess acceptability. Acceptability research with
adolescents in low-and-
middle-
income
countries (LMICs)
is still limited and no known reviews systhesise the
evidence from Africa. This paper maps and qualitatively
synthesises the scope, characteristics and findings
of these studies, including definitions of acceptability,
methods used, the type and objectives of interventions
assessed, and overall findings on adolescent acceptability.
Design We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed
studies assessing intervention acceptability with
young adults (aged 10–24) in Africa, published between
January 2010 and June 2020.
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Keywords
systematic review, intervention acceptability, social outcomes, Africa
Citation
Somefun, O. D., Casale, M., Haupt Ronnie, G., Desmond, C., Cluver, L., & Sherr, L. (2021). Decade of research into the acceptability of interventions aimed at improving adolescent and youth health and social outcomes in Africa: a systematic review and evidence map. BMJ Open, 11(12), e055160. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055160