A scoping review of risk behaviour interventions in young men

BMC Public Health

Table 3 Study design by risk behaviours

Study design	Physical inactivity	Poor diet	Alcohol use	Tobacco smoking	Recreational drug use	Unsafe sexual behaviour	Violence	Unsafe vehicle driving	Gambling	Tanning/sun exposure	Self-harm	Multiple risk behaviours	Total
*Included young adult male participants only*
RCT	14	1	3	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	4^{****, §, †, ‡}	29
Non- RCT	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1^*	4
Case series	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	9
Cluster RCT	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Cluster controlled	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Interrupted time series	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	18	1	4	1	0	14	0	2	0	1	0	5	46
*Studies with outcomes stratified by age and/or sex to include young adult males*
RCT	8	0	15	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	3^{**, ,*}	33
Non- RCT	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
Case series	1	3	1	0	0	017	0	0	0	0	0	2^{, }	7
Cluster RCT	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Cluster controlled	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Interrupted time series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Total	9	4	21	3	2	7	0	3	0	0	0	5	54
Overall total	27	5	25	4	2	21	0	5	0	1	0	10	100

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