A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health

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dc.contributor.authorMason-Jones, Amandaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCrisp, Carolynen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMomberg, Marietteen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoech, Joyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDe Koker, Petraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMathews, Cathyen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-18T03:56:58Z
dc.date.available2015-11-18T03:56:58Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Accessible sexual, reproductive, and mental healthcare services are crucial for adolescent health and wellbeing. It has been reported that school-based healthcare (SBHC) has the potential to improve the availability of services particularly for young people who are normally underserved. Locating health services in schools has the potential to reduce transport costs, increase accessibility and provide links between schools and communities. METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Pubmed, Psychinfo, Psychnet, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science were searched for English language papers published between January 1990 and March 2012RESULTS:Twenty-seven studies were found which fitted the criteria, of which, all but one were from North America. Only three measured adolescent sexual, reproductive, or mental health outcomes related to SBHC and none of the studies were randomized controlled trials. The remaining studies explored accessibility of services and clinic utilization or described pertinent contextual factors. CONCLUSIONS: There is a paucity of high quality research which evaluates SBHC and its effects on adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. However, there is evidence that SBHC is popular with young people, and provides important mental and reproductive health services. Services also appear to have cost benefits in terms of adolescent health and society as a whole by reducing health disparities and attendance at secondary care facilities. However, clearer definitions of what constitutes SBHC and more high quality research is urgently needed.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMason-Jones, A., Crisp, C., Momberg, M., Koech, J., De Koker, P., & Mathews, C. (2012). A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. <i>Systematic Reviews</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15070en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMason-Jones, Amanda, Carolyn Crisp, Mariette Momberg, Joy Koech, Petra De Koker, and Cathy Mathews "A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health." <i>Systematic Reviews</i> (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15070en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMason-Jones, A. J., Crisp, C., Momberg, M., Koech, J., De Koker, P., & Mathews, C. (2012). A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. Systematic reviews, 1(1), 1-13.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Mason-Jones, Amanda AU - Crisp, Carolyn AU - Momberg, Mariette AU - Koech, Joy AU - De Koker, Petra AU - Mathews, Cathy AB - BACKGROUND: Accessible sexual, reproductive, and mental healthcare services are crucial for adolescent health and wellbeing. It has been reported that school-based healthcare (SBHC) has the potential to improve the availability of services particularly for young people who are normally underserved. Locating health services in schools has the potential to reduce transport costs, increase accessibility and provide links between schools and communities. METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was undertaken. Pubmed, Psychinfo, Psychnet, Cochrane CENTRAL, and Web of Science were searched for English language papers published between January 1990 and March 2012RESULTS:Twenty-seven studies were found which fitted the criteria, of which, all but one were from North America. Only three measured adolescent sexual, reproductive, or mental health outcomes related to SBHC and none of the studies were randomized controlled trials. The remaining studies explored accessibility of services and clinic utilization or described pertinent contextual factors. CONCLUSIONS: There is a paucity of high quality research which evaluates SBHC and its effects on adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. However, there is evidence that SBHC is popular with young people, and provides important mental and reproductive health services. Services also appear to have cost benefits in terms of adolescent health and society as a whole by reducing health disparities and attendance at secondary care facilities. However, clearer definitions of what constitutes SBHC and more high quality research is urgently needed. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1186/2046-4053-1-49 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Systematic Reviews LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health TI - A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15070 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15070
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2046-4053-1-49
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMason-Jones A, Crisp C, Momberg M, Koech J, De Koker P, Mathews C. A systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental health. Systematic Reviews. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15070.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltden_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentWomen's Health Research Uniten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Licenseen_ZA
dc.rights.holder2012 Mason-Jones et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.en_ZA
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_ZA
dc.sourceSystematic Reviewsen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.systematicreviewsjournal.com/en_ZA
dc.subject.otherSchool-based health careen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSchool-based health clinicsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAdolescenten_ZA
dc.subject.otherAdolescent health servicesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSchool-based health centersen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSexual and reproductive healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherMental healthen_ZA
dc.subject.otherSystematic reviewen_ZA
dc.titleA systematic review of the role of school-based healthcare in adolescent sexual, reproductive, and mental healthen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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