title: Methods for conducting community guide systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of group-based behavioral interventions to prevent adolescent pregnancy, human immunodeficiency virus, and other sexually transmitted infections: comprehensive risk reduction and abstinence education.
abstract: This paper describes methods used to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses and economic reviews of group-based behavioral interventions for adolescents to prevent pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted infections. The steps described include developing a conceptual approach, defining the interventions, identifying outcome and moderator variables, searching the literature, abstracting the data, and analyzing the results. In addition, identification of potential harms and benefits, applicability of results, barriers to implementation, and research gaps are described.
authors.affiliation: Community Guide Branch, Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, CDC, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. TSipe@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Theresa Ann
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sipe
authors.forename: Helen B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Randy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: Shawna L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Mercer
authors.forename: Sajal K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chattopadhyay
authors.forename: Verughese
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jacob
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control