Inclusion, analysis and synthesis Sample Clauses

Inclusion, analysis and synthesis. Inclusion/exclusion criteria

Inclusion, analysis and synthesis. Inclusion/exclusion criteria a) in English; b) published from 2000 onwards; and c) Focus on young people who inject drugs. The exception to this is with qualitative evidence where we will also include papers focusing on young people who use as well as inject drugs. Additional inclusion criteria for quantitative studies include studies examining associations between PWID aged 18 years or less and any of the following outcomes: prevalence/incidence of HIV, HCV, HBV, sexually transmitted infections, bacterial infections, injecting risk behaviours, sexual risk behaviours, use of treatment/ health services including NSPs, poly-drug use, experience of violence, contact with the police, homelessness, vulnerability, living in care and substance misuse of parents. For the qualitative studies an additional criterion is if the study aims to explore the use of drugs, including injecting, by young people. The following studies will be excluded at the mapping stage: Articles that are commentaries or editorials Review papers containing no primary data; however these references will be gathered to identify references for primary studies not captured by the mapping Epidemiological studies which do not stratify by age Qualitative studies which do not report on the lived experience of injecting among young people At the in-depth stage of the review other inclusion criteria may be applied to limit the literature in agreement with the NICE team. Two reviewers will independently screen all titles and abstracts. Full titles of any titles/abstracts that are considered relevant by both reviewers will be obtained for further screening. The relevance of each article will be assessed and any discrepancies will be resolved by consensus or, if necessary, by consulting a third reviewer. In the mapping stage of the review of quantitative evidence, the following data will be extracted from studies meeting the specified inclusion criteria during the two stages: setting (specify city/region and country); date (year of publication and fieldwork dates); population examined (specify definitions of drug use, including recency of injecting);