Rehana A Salam|Anadil Faqqah|Nida Sajjad|Zohra S Lassi|Jai K Das|Miriam Kaufman|Zulfiqar A. Bhutta
Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Potential Interventions
Aga Khan University|Aga Khan University|Aga Khan University|University of Adelaide|Aga Khan University|SickKids Foundation|University of Toronto|Hospital for Sick Children|Hospital for Sick Children|SickKids Foundation|Aga Khan University
h2abstracth2 adolescents special sexual reproductive health needs whether sexually active married review assesses impact interventions improve adolescent sexual reproductive health including interventions prevent female genital mutilationcutting fgmc prevent intimate violence review findings suggest sexual reproductive health education counseling contraceptive provision effective increasing sexual knowledge contraceptive use decreasing adolescent pregnancy among interventions prevent fgmc community mobilization female empowerment strategies potential raise awareness adverse health consequences fgmc reduce prevalence however need conduct methodologically rigorous intervention evaluations limited inconclusive evidence effectiveness interventions prevent intimate partner violence studies rigorous designs longer term followup standardized validated measurement instruments required maximize comparability results future efforts directed toward scalingup evidencebased interventions improve adolescent sexual reproductive health low middleincome countries sustain impacts time ensure equitable outcomes