evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD004380

School‐based education programmes for the prevention of child sexual abuse

Walsh, K, Zwi, K, Woolfenden, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 5 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: children (aged 5 to 12) and adolescents (aged 13 to 18)
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Protective behaviours (self protective events measured using a stranger simulation test immediately post intervention)
OR 5.71 [1.98, 16.51]2 studies · 102 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Questionnaire‐based knowledge (factual knowledge measured by assessing responses to items on a questionnaire or multi‐choice test, immediately post intervention) (higher score = higher knowledge)
no estimate extracted18 studies · 4657 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Vignette‐based knowledge (applied knowledge measured by assessing responses to hypothetical scenarios, immediately post intervention) (higher score = higher knowledge)
no estimate extracted11 studies · 1688 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Harm (measured using anxiety or fear questionnaires)
no estimate extracted3 studies · 795 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Disclosures (of past or current child sexual abuse made during or after programme completion)
OR 3.56 [1.13, 11.24]3 studies · 1788 participantsModerate