Atienzo, E.E., Baxter, S.K. orcid.org/0000-0002-6034-5495 and Kaltenthaler, E. orcid.org/0000-0002-6185-8321 (2016) Interventions to prevent youth violence in Latin America: a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health. pp. 1-15. ISSN 1661-8556
Abstract
Objectives: This review aims to summarise evidence on the effectiveness of interventions to prevent youth violence in Latin America. Methods: A systematic search on 13 academic databases was conducted to locate studies evaluating a primary or secondary prevention intervention in Latin America. Studies could use any type of quantitative design to assess outcomes related to youth violence. A search of websites, references and citation searching was also carried out. The quality of each study was assessed. Results: Nine studies were identified. Most documented positive effects of the interventions on the perception of youth violence present in the community/school. Evidence was found of a reduction in homicides and juvenile crimes in three studies, two of which evaluated a community-based intervention. There were mixed results for the self-report of participation on violent acts. The majority of the studies lacked of a rigorous design. Conclusions: Most of the interventions had some promising results, including the reduction of homicides within communities. Community-based programmes were the most consistent regarding an effectiveness to prevent violence. However, the evidence for Latin America is still scarce and relies on non-rigorously designed studies.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | The Author(s) 2016. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Violence; Youth violence; Preventive interventions ; Latin America; Systematic review |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 02 Nov 2016 14:05 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2016 14:05 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0909-6 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s00038-016-0909-6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:106881 |