Table 3 Characteristics of included studies with young people (YP)
Author | Location | Participants | Design | Theory | Method | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balfe et al. [37] | Ireland | 30 YP attending health services for STI test (m = 9 [MSM = 3]); f = 21); age range = 18–29 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic analysis |
Balfe et al. [38] | Ireland | 35 young women; late teens to late 20s | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Not reported |
Brugha et al. [39] | Ireland | 6085 YP attending 5 community healthcare settings and 1 GUM clinic, over a 2-week period (m = 2379; f = 3706); age range = 18–29 | Quantitative | None | Questionnaire | Descriptive statistics: frequencies and × 2 cross-tabulations with two-tailed tests |
Ewert et al. [49] | Australia | 28 young men who were university students, age range = 18–25 (mean age = 20.8) | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Content and thematic analysis |
Heritage and Jones [40] | UK (England) | 18 YP; 12 via schools, 6 via GP practice (m = 6; f = 12); age range = 16–18 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews (2) and focus groups (n = 16) | Long-table approach (quotes categorised according to questions) |
Hogan et al. [41] | Ireland | 36 YP attending general practice (m = 9; f = 27); age range = 15–24 (mean age = 21) | Qualitative | Theory of Planned Behaviour | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic analysis |
Jones et al. [48] | UK (England) | 30 young people (m = 9; f = 21) attending general practice; age range 16–24 | Qualitative | Theory of Planned Behaviour | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic framework |
Mac Phail et al. [47] | New Zealand | 956 university students (m = 272; f = 682, tg = 2); age range = 18–29 | Quantitative | None | Questionnaire | Descriptive statistics |
Mills et al. [42] | UK (England) | 45 people registered with 27 general practices who returned postal test kits (m = 19; f = 26; positive = 25, negative = 20); age range = 16–39 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic analysis |
Normansell et al. [50] | UK (England) | 17 multi-ethnic women in further education college; age range = 16–25 | Qualitative | Multiple: Theory of Planned Behaviour, Candidacy, Stigma | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic framework |
Pavlin et al. [43] | Australia | 24 young women; age range = 16–25 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Thematic analysis |
Pimenta et al. [44] | UK (England) | 25 sexually active women attending healthcare settings for any reason (m = 1; f = 24); age range = 16–24 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Content analysis |
Santer et al. [45] | UK (Scotland) | Women: age ≤ 20 attending for contraception/pregnancy testing; ≤ 35 attending for cervical screening (positive = 4, negative = 14, awaiting = 2); age range = 15–31 | Qualitative | None | Semi-structured interviews | Framework approach |
Zakher and Kang [46] | Australia | 185 university students (m = 40; f = 145); age range = 16–25 (mean age = 21) | Quantitative | None | Questionnaire | t tests, ANOVA, chi-square tests |