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Table 3 Summary of most common results

From: Screening and vaccination as determined by the Social Ecological Model and the Theory of Triadic Influence: a systematic review

Field/Topic

Item(s)

Articles using SEM

Articles using TTI

Frequency

Percent

Frequency

Percent

Location

USA

25

62.5

17

37.0

Canada

2

5.0

1

2.2

India

2

5.0

-

0.0

Netherlands

-

0.0

7

15.2

Australia

1

2.5

3

6.5

Study participantsa

Women

14

26.9

1

1.6

Books/journal articles

10

19.2

4

6.3

Men

7

13.5

-

0.0

Students

-

0.0

22

34.9

Parents/guardians

1

1.9

9

14.3

Adolescents

-

0.0

8

12.7

Aim/Objective

To form or evaluate interventions

12

30.0

14

30.4

Determine the acceptance or non-acceptance of screening, vaccination or treatment

11

27.5

1

2.2

Determine the cause of behavior

7

17.5

19

41.3

Explore views

3

7.5

2

4.3

Disease/Condition

Breast cancer

6

15

-

0.0

Colorectal cancer

4

10

1

2.2

Cervical cancer

3

7.5

-

0.0

Substance abuse

-

0.0

23

50.0

Skin cancer

-

0.0

1

2.2

Intervention

Screening

29

72.5

2

4.3

Vaccination

9

22.5

-

0.0

Substance Abuse/Risk Behavior

5

12.5

20

43.5

Study design (primary)

Cross-sectional

5

12.5

16

34.8

Case study

4

10.0

1

2.2

Cohort

2

5.0

4

8.7

Longitudinal

0

0.0

9

19.6

Randomized controlled trial

0

0.0

5

10.9

Study design (secondary)

Simple overviews

12

30.0

4

8.7

Systematic reviews

3

7.5

2

4.3

Guideline

1

2.5

3

6.5

Sampling strategya

Judgmental

14

26.9

17

27.0

Convenience

11

21.2

20

31.7

Simple random

4

7.7

9

14.3

Stratified

4

7.7

3

4.8

Snowball

1

1.9

8

12.7

Not reported

11

21.2

19

30.2

Data collection methoda

Secondary data

15

28.8

12

19.0

Interviews

14

26.9

9

14.3

Questionnaires

13

25.0

41

65.1

Not reported

1

1.9

1

1.6

Outcome variablesa

Screening was practiced

19

36.5

2

3.2

Screening is not practiced

3

5.8

-

0.0

Vaccination is practiced

8

15.4

-

0.0

Vaccination not practiced

5

9.6

-

0.0

Risk behavior is practiced

1

1.9

40

63.5

Risk behavior is not practiced

2

3.8

19

30.6

Not reported

8

15.4

6

9.5

Positive predictors

Positive influences and surroundings

18

45.0

21

45.7

Having knowledge or awareness

18

45.0

5

10.9

Recommendations from healthcare providers

13

32.5

1

2.2

Access to healthcare providers or facilities

13

32.5

3

6.5

Personal beliefs

6

15.0

13

28.3

enforcing policies/rules

9

22.5

6

13.0

Not reported

10

25.0

13

28.3

Negative predictors

Negative personal beliefs

15

37.5

17

37.0

Negative influences and surroundings

13

32.5

28

60.9

Lack of access to healthcare providers or facilities

11

27.5

2

4.3

Culture of the group of people

4

10.0

7

15.2

Not reported

15

37.5

11

23.9

  1. aFor these items the percentage is calculated over 52 for the SEM and over 63 for the TTI due to multiple study participants. The percentage in general is calculated over the total number of accepted studies, which are 40 for the SEM and 46 for the TTI