Scoping Review Evidence on Youth Partner Notification for STIs in Sub-Saharan Africa

A scoping review mapping evidence published between January 2016 and January 2026 on youth experiences and practices regarding partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in sub-Saharan Africa. The review, authored by Makananelo Kenoakae Pule and uploaded in April 2026, identified and analyzed three eligible studies from Southern Africa. The document synthesizes findings on barriers and facilitators to partner notification among youth aged 15–24.

Use Cases

• Identify research gaps in youth sexual health interventions based on the scoping review methodology.
• Analyze sociocultural and health system barriers to partner notification based on the synthesized findings.
• Inform the design of youth-focused STI contact tracing programs based on the evidence from Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Strengths

• The review methodology is explicitly described, following the Arksey and O'Malley framework and Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
• Search terms and date range (January 2016 to January 2026) are clearly specified.
• The final evidence base is precisely quantified, consisting of three analyzed studies.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 25.8 KB document, indicating a limited scope of raw data or a summary report.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.
• The geographic coverage is limited to Southern Africa, specifically Zimbabwe and South Africa, based on the three included studies.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Scoping review of literature from PubMed, SCOPUS, Medline, CINHAL, and OVID.

Time Range

January 2016 to January 2026

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 05:22:52; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Sub-Saharan Africa, with included studies from Zimbabwe and South Africa.