Recommendations on Arresting Global Health Challenges Facing Adolescents
                        and Young Adults

Lassi, Zohra S; Salam, Rehana A; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A

doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2017.10.027

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“…All these factors can directly or indirectly contribute to the risk of mental health disorders. For example, mental disorders are common in both people living with HIV and those at high risk of HIV acquisition,14–16 and they can also increase the risk for HIV acquisition 17 18. Given the complexity of problems that adolescents face and dearth of resources for mental health in SSA, there is a critical need for combination interventions that will address the underlying risk factors at multiple socio-ecological levels to improve mental health 19 20…”

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Effect of multi-level interventions on mental health outcomes among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Mthiyane,

Rapulana,

Harling

et al. 2023

BMJ Open

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ObjectiveIn sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), multiple factors contribute to the considerable burden of mental health disorders among adolescents, highlighting the need for interventions that address underlying risks at multiple levels. We reviewed evidence of the effectiveness of community or family-level interventions, with and without individual level interventions, on mental health disorders among adolescents in SSA.DesignSystematic review using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach.Data sourcesA systematic search was conducted on Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PSYCINFO and Web of Science up to 31 March 2021.Eligibility criteriaStudies were eligible for inclusion in the review if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or controlled quasi-experimental studies conducted in sub-Saharan African countries and measured the effect of an intervention on common mental disorders in adolescents aged 10–24 years.Data extraction and synthesisWe included studies that assessed the effect of interventions on depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse. Substance abuse was only considered if it was measured alongside mental health disorders. The findings were summarised using synthesis without meta-analysis, where studies were grouped according to the type of intervention (multi-level, community-level) and participants.ResultsOf 1197 studies that were identified, 30 studies (17 RCTs and 3 quasi-experimental studies) were included in the review of which 10 delivered multi-level interventions and 20 delivered community-level interventions. Synthesised findings suggest that multi-level interventions comprise economic empowerment, peer-support, cognitive behavioural therapy were effective in improving mental health among vulnerable adolescents. Majority of studies that delivered interventions to community groups reported significant positive changes in mental health outcomes.ConclusionsThe evidence from this review suggests that multi-level interventions can reduce mental health disorders in adolescents. Further research is needed to understand the reliability and sustainability of these promising interventions in different African contexts.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42021258826.

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“…[10][11][12][13] All these factors can directly or indirectly contribute to the risk of mental health disorders. For example, mental disorders are common in both people living with HIV and those at high risk of HIV acquisition, [14][15][16] and they can also increase the risk for HIV acquisition. 17 18…”

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confidence: 99%