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Table 4 Frequencies of occurrence of features associated with effectiveness

From: School-based sexual health education interventions to prevent STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Intervention Characteristic

Interventions with benefit (N = 15)

Interventions without benefit (N = 16)

Need assessment of target participants and involvement of stakeholders (parents, teachers or students) in designing the intervention

9 (60 %)

8 (50 %)

Adapting from other programs or curriculum that are found to be efficacious.

7 (47 %)

2 (13 %)

Theory-based

9 (60 %)

5 (29 %)

Skilled-based

10 (67 %)

9 (56 %)

Provision of adolescents health services

3 (20 %)

1 (6 %)

Distribution of condoms

2 (13 %)

1 (6 %)

Activities outside school environment

6 (40 %)

2 (12 %)

Training of facilitators

10(67 %)

11 (65 %)

Implementation of intervention with fidelity

2 (13 %)

0 (0.00)

  1. N number of studies