Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for the review

Part 1. Youth demand for SRH services

Location

Programs/studies carried out in developing countries with sufficient details of intervention content.

Programs/studies carried out in developing countries with insufficient details of intervention content.

Outcomes

Programs/studies that attempted to generate demand for and increase utilization of health services by young people;

Programs/studies that did not attempt to generate demand for and increase utilization of health services by young people;

Evaluation design

Intervention studies using the following designs:

Interventions that did not use designs enabling the reader to evaluate the impact of the intervention or to make inferences based on statistical tests.

• randomized controlled trials;

• quasi-experimental study designs.

When outcomes measured are particularly relevant, studies using these additional designs were included:

• data collected before and after (without

comparison group);

• cross-sectional (after only) when compared

with others not exposed to the intervention or

presented by level of exposure.

Part 2. Community support for SRH service use by young people

Location

Programs/studies carried out in developing countries with sufficient details of intervention content.

Programs/studies carried out in developing countries with insufficient details of intervention content.

Outcomes

Programs/studies that attempted to generate community support for and acceptance of provision of young people's health services and their use by young people.

Programs/studies that did not attempt to generate community support for and acceptance of provision of adolescent health services and their use by young people.

Evaluation design

Intervention studies using the following designs:

Interventions that did not use designs enabling the reader to evaluate the impact of the intervention or to make inferences based on statistical tests.

• randomized controlled trials;

• quasi-experimental study designs.

When outcomes measured are particularly relevant, studies using these additional designs were included:

• data collected before and after (without

comparison group);

• cross-sectional (after only) when compared

with others not exposed to the intervention or

presented by level of exposure.