Table 2 Inclusion, exclusion criteria

Population of Interest

Adolescents (WHO definition: 10 to 19 years)

Parents (biological, single or married, adoptive or custodial parents/legal guardians). Studies where with an age range wider than (10 -19), but the median age falls between 10 to 19 years

Young people outside the WHO definition. (Age: < 10 > 19)

Where the median age is not between 10 to 19 years

Non-legal guardians/caretakers

Aim of Study

Exposure (Area of Interest)

PAC on ASRH; presents qualitative data from parents and/or adolescents regarding their communication on SRH matters

Sole focus on School-based sex education

Sole focus on HIV/AIDS with no element of views and experiences of parents and adolescents regarding PAC on sex

Existing gap in evidence in SSA (No qualitative synthesis of evidence on PAC)

Study aim

Outcome:

Experiences and views on the nature, process of PAC on SRH

Smoking

Drug or alcohol use

Study objectives

Study design:

Primary qualitative studies employing but not limited to designs such as phenomenology, grounded theory, or ethnography

Mixed studies with extractable qualitative element

Quantitative studies, Quantitative findings from mixed-methods studies, Randomised Controlled Trials without qualitative component

Aim of Study, Type of review

Study setting:

Sub-Saharan Africa

North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, and South-Africa

Countries are not within Sub-Saharan Africa; South Africa is considered an upper-middle income economy by the World Bank (2014), therefore wider contexts influencing ASRH may differ from other countries in SSA

Language:

Available in English Language

Not available in English Language

Availability and access

Time Period:

1st January 1990 utill date of the last database search

Pre 1st January, 1990

Published during the MDGs and SDGs period where clear goals for global maternal and child health were set

Type of Publication:

Peer reviewed articles, Journal Articles, Research Reports, Theses or Dissertations

Policy Documents, Commentaries, and Opinion Papers

Study aim and objectives (Primary research finding required to answer questions)