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  • Infectious Disease Epidemiology
  • Health Education

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  • Leprosy transmission persists, primarily in lower-middle-income nations, necessitating effective prevention strategies.
  • Health education is recognized as vital for breaking the leprosy transmission chain, yet optimal methods remain unclear.
  • This systematic review addresses the forms of health education developed for community-based leprosy prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and synthesize the various forms of health education interventions developed for leprosy prevention in community settings.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of different health education methods in improving knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to leprosy.
  • To identify if any specific health education method demonstrates superiority in leprosy prevention.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search conducted across PubMed, ScienceDirect, ERIC, Cochrane, and ProQuest databases (2000-2023).
  • Inclusion criteria focused on studies enhancing knowledge, changing attitudes/behavior, and increasing positive stigma regarding leprosy.
  • Study quality assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) and Risk of Bias (Cochrane RoB tool).

Main Results:

  • Six studies met the inclusion criteria from an initial search of 184,681 articles.
  • Diverse educational methods were employed, including mobile applications, games, print materials, community meetings, tele-education, and video-based interventions.
  • All reviewed methods demonstrated potential to improve knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and reduce negative stigma associated with leprosy.

Conclusions:

  • A wide array of health education methods have been developed and utilized for leprosy prevention in communities.
  • All evaluated methods showed promise in enhancing leprosy-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices, and in mitigating stigma.
  • No single health education method was found to be superior to others for effective leprosy prevention.