Table 1 Characteristics of included school-based intervention studies (n = 11)
Author, year and country | Study characteristics | Study participants |
|---|---|---|
Al-Failakawi (2017) [43] Kuwait | Design: RCT Duration: 3 months | Age: 14–18 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Girls only Sample size: n = 128 School/s: 1 public secondary school |
Al-Jaaly (2017) [35] Saudi Arabia | Design: Cluster RCT Duration: 1 month | Age: 13–15 years (82%) & 16 years (18%) Mean age ± SD: 14 years Sex: Girls only Sample size: n = 28 School/s: 2 (1 public & 1 private) intermediate schools |
Allafi (2020) [36] Kuwait | Design: Pre-post study Duration: NR | Age: 9–11 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Boys and girls Sample size: n = 225 (boys: n = 110 & girls: n = 115) School/s: 6 public primary schools |
Al-Mughamisi (2021) Saudi Arabia [44] | Design: Pre-post study Duration: Participatory workshops (timeline not mentioned) followed by a 2-day pilot study | Age: 13–18 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Girls only Sample size: n = 116 School/s: 2 public (1 intermediate & 1 secondary) schools |
Bahathig & Abu Saad (2022) [37] Saudi Arabia | Design: Cluster RCT Duration: 2 months | Age: 13–14 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Girls only Sample size: Baseline: n = 160 [participating: n = 138, IG: n = 68 (89.4%) & CG: n = 70 (89.7%)] School/s: 2 public intermediate schools |
Choudhury et al. (2018) [38] Qatar | Design: Pre-post study Duration: 5 months | Age: 7–12 years Mean age ± SD: 9.1 ± 1.2 years Sex: Boys and girls Sample size: Baseline: n = 335 (boys: n = 186 & girls: n = 149) and follow-up: n = 278, (83.3%) (boys: n = 148 & girls: n = 130) School/s: 1 public primary school |
Elfaki et al. (2020) [39] Saudi Arabia | Design: Cluster RCT Duration: 6 months | Age: Students aged 12–15 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Girls only Sample size: n = 565 School/s: 4 public schools (grades 2 & 5) |
Hefni [45] (2017) Saudi Arabia | Design: Pre-post study Duration: 3 months | Age: 9–16 years Mean age ± SD: 11 ± 1.86 years Sex: Girls only Sample size: n = 90 (9–10 years, n = 31; 11–12 years, n = 24; 13–16 years, n = 35) School/s: 1 public school |
Hussein (2017) [40] UAE | Design: Pre-post study Duration: 6 months | Age: 5–18 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Boys and girls Sample size: n = 2890 (school 1) & n = 1077 (school 2) School/s: 2 private schools |
Kutbi (2019) [41] Saudi Arabia | Design: Cluster RCT Duration: 6 months | Age: 11–19 years Mean age ± SD: 14.45 ± 2.32 years Sex: Boys only Sample size: 5 (2 primary, 2 intermediate & 1 high) schools School/s: n = 148 [primary schools n = 38 (25%); intermediate schools n = 62 (41.9%); & High schools n = 49 (33.1%)] |
Shama and Abdou (2009) [42] Oman | Design: Post-test study Duration: 12 months | Age: 13–16 years Mean age ± SD: NR Sex: Boys and girls Sample size: n = 1535: [HPS n = 752 (boys: n = 312 &, girls: n = 440) & CS n = 783 (boys: n = 299, girls: n = 484)] School/s: 30 schools [(HPS: n = 15 & CS: n = 15): grades 8 & 9] |