Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa.
Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 20;7(1):201. doi: 10.1186/s13643-018-0881-8.
Contraceptive use among adolescents remains consistently low globally. Numerous studies have been done investigating factors that contribute to low contraceptive prevalence rates in this special population. It is particularly vital to understand decision-making processes that adolescents undergo when deciding whether or not to use contraceptives. Therefore, this scoping review seeks to map available evidence on decision-making processes in contraceptive use among adolescents.
We will conduct a scoping review to explore, describe and map literature on the adolescent decision-making regarding contraceptive use. The primary search will include peer-reviewed and review articles. Databases, including PubMed, MEDLINE with Full Text via EBSCOhost, PsychINFO via EBSCOhost, CINAHL with Full Text via EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Scopus, will be searched for articles that meet the eligibility criteria. Keyword searches will be used, and for articles included after title screening, abstract and full articles will be screened by two independent reviewers with a third as a decider on any disputes. Content analysis will be used to present the narrative account of the reviews.
Understanding how adolescents make decisions about whether or not to use contraception is essential for improving contraceptive prevalence rates in this special population. It is envisioned that the results from this review will highlight key evidence on how adolescent make decisions regarding contraceptive use as well as gaps and opportunities for future research. It will also be important in enhancing and re-focusing adolescent sexual and reproductive health policies and programmes.
全球青少年避孕措施的使用率一直很低。已经有许多研究调查了导致这一特殊人群避孕率低的因素。了解青少年在决定是否使用避孕药具时所经历的决策过程尤为重要。因此，本范围综述旨在绘制关于青少年避孕决策过程的现有证据图谱。
我们将进行范围综述，以探索、描述和绘制有关青少年避孕决策的文献图谱。主要搜索将包括同行评议和综述文章。将在包括 PubMed、EBSCOhost 上的 MEDLINE 全文、EBSCOhost 上的 PsychINFO、EBSCOhost 上的 CINAHL 全文、Google Scholar、Science Direct 和 Scopus 在内的数据库中搜索符合资格标准的文章。将使用关键词搜索，对于标题筛选后纳入的文章，将由两名独立评审员筛选摘要和全文，任何争议由第三名评审员裁决。将使用内容分析来呈现综述的叙述性描述。
了解青少年如何决定是否使用避孕药具对于提高这一特殊人群的避孕率至关重要。预计本次综述的结果将突出关于青少年如何决定使用避孕药具的关键证据，以及未来研究的差距和机会。这也将对加强和重新关注青少年性健康和生殖健康政策和方案具有重要意义。
