ADOLESCENT GIRLS & COVID-19: MAPPING THE EVIDENCE ON INTERVENTIONS

Adolescent girls & COVID-19: mapping the evidence on interventions report and evidence gap map describes the results of a structured literature review of evidence relevant to the context of COVID-19. The review focused on intervention that engaged adolescent girls and evaluated girl-level outcomes across defined domains. Following an extensive literature review, we identified 171 publications that met the review’s inclusion criteria. The publications are categorised as Evaluations (qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods evaluations including impact, process and pilot evaluations) and Reviews (systematic and non-systematic structured literature reviews of evaluation evidence on interventions that reached adolescent girls and reported girl-specific results).

The evidence gap map shows the amount of evidence available on the effects of interventions on specific outcome domains. The map is a visual representation of the quantity of reported effects of specific interventions on specific outcomes that are aggregated into outcome domains. The effects were not analysed for the direction of change, size of change, nor are they restricted to statistically significant results or high-confidence reviews.

The bubbles in the map illustrate the concentration of evidence (i.e. number of publications that reported effects of interventions on outcome domains). Grey bubbles represent all types of evaluations and Orange bubbles represent all types of reviews. The size of the bubbles is proportionate to the number of publications that reported on the effects of interventions by outcome domains. The number of bubbles is larger than the total number of interventions or evaluations because many publications reported effects of multiple interventions across multiple outcome domains; in addition, some publications reported on elements of a single evaluation and citations. The contents are restricted to the reported results.

The evidence gap map includes evidence (publications) on 29 Interventions mapped against 7 Intervention Clusters and 7 Outcome Domains listed below:

Intervention Clusters:

A. Cash or Asset Transfer
B. Mass information and supply distribution
C. School-based or formal educational interventions
D. Institution-based outside of schools
E. Built environment
F. Community-bases services/interventions
G. Complementary interventions

Outcome Domains:

A. Gender empowerment
B. Health
C. Education
D. Livelihoods
E. Violence
F. Water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH)
G. Civic Participation

The Adolescent girls & COVID- 19: mapping the evidence on interventions report and evidence gap map has been developed by the Population Council under the auspices of the Adolescent Girls Investment Plan (AGIP). AGIP is a global partnership co-chaired by Plan International and Girls Not Brides and includes International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE/ODI), Population Council, International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), Malala Fund, Women Deliver and, Ford Foundation. AGIP aims to stimulate the development of investment frameworks and tools so decision-makers can confidently deliver a comprehensive approach to advance gender equality through girl-centered action.

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