Appendix 1

Sample search strategy from MEDLINE

1*adolescent/
2teen*.ti,ab.
3adolescen*.ti,ab.
4underage.ti,ab.
5youth*.ti,ab.
6(Young adj2 (person or people or adult*)).ti,ab.
7(School adj2 (child* or student* or age)).ti,ab.
8minor*.ti,ab.
9student*.ti,ab.
10(under adj2 (eighteen or ‘18’)).ti,ab.
11(under adj2 (twenty five or ‘25’)).ti,ab.
121 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9 or 10 or 11
13*contraception/
14*family planning services/
15*birth control/
16*contraceptive behavior/
17(family adj2 planning).ti,ab.
18(birth adj2 control).ti,ab.
19sexual health service*.ti,ab.
20sexual health clinic*.ti,ab.
21(Contracepti* and (pharmacy or pharmacist* or community or service* or access* or provision or support* or clinic* or availab* or emergency or delivery or outreach or advice or information or intention*)).ti,ab.
2213 or 14 or 15 or 16 or 17 or 18 or 19 or 20 or 21
23exp Pregnancy, Unwanted/
24exp Pregnancy, Unplanned/
25(Pregnan* adj2 (unwanted or unplanned or unintent* or accident*)).ti,ab.
26conception*.ti,ab.
27(Prevent* adj2 pregnancy).ti,ab.
2823 or 24 or 25 or 26 or 27
2922 or 28
3012 and 29
31limit 30 to (humans and yr=‘1995-2008’)