A systematic review of health communication strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa-2015-2022.

IF 2.4 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Adewale Olaoye, Kevin Onyenankeya
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Abstract

Background: Health communication strategies have become critical in managing public health issues across sub-Saharan Africa. In the literature, health communication strategies have been well documented. The studies are often narrow, focusing on individual countries or specific health issues. No research documented and consolidated the health communication strategies across sub-Saharan Africa. This review attempts to catalogue prevalent health communication strategies, how the various countries have implemented these strategies and the barriers to effective health communication practices in Africa. Methods: We systematically reviewed existing literature on health communication strategies in sub-Saharan Africa to answer formulated questions. A Google search was performed in October 2022 with the keywords 'health communication', 'strategies', 'promotion,' 'education,' and 'engagement,' The data reported in this article included evidence published between 2013 and 2023. Selected documents were content analyzed, and significant sections were mapped against specific strategies/themes. These subsets of data were used to present the results and analysis. Results:The review indicates that different health communication strategies have been deployed across Africa. In some countries, specific strategies are used to tackle specific health issues, while a combination of strategies is used in others. In some countries, the strategies are unclear, and implementation is improvised, sometimes misapplied, or truncated by bureaucratic red tape and incompetence. The prevalent strategies are mainly those prescribed from outside with little input from the beneficiaries. Conclusion: The review suggests that using a holistic or multi-pronged health communication approach that is context-specific and participatory could attract more uptakes of health messages.

2015-2022年撒哈拉以南非洲卫生传播战略系统审查。
背景:卫生传播战略已成为整个撒哈拉以南非洲管理公共卫生问题的关键。在文献中,健康传播策略已经有了很好的记录。这些研究往往范围狭窄,侧重于个别国家或具体的卫生问题。没有研究记录和巩固整个撒哈拉以南非洲的卫生传播战略。本审查试图对流行的卫生传播战略、各国如何实施这些战略以及非洲有效卫生传播做法的障碍进行分类。方法:我们系统地回顾了撒哈拉以南非洲地区卫生传播策略的现有文献,以回答制定的问题。在2022年10月进行了一次谷歌搜索,关键词是“健康传播”、“战略”、“推广”、“教育”和“参与”,本文中报告的数据包括2013年至2023年之间发表的证据。对选定的文件进行内容分析,并根据具体策略/主题绘制重要章节。这些数据子集用于呈现结果和分析。结果:审查表明,非洲各地已部署了不同的卫生传播战略。一些国家采用具体战略来解决具体的卫生问题,而另一些国家则采用综合战略。在一些国家,这些战略并不明确,实施过程是临时的,有时被误用,或因官僚主义的繁文缛节和无能而中断。普遍的战略主要是由外部规定的战略,很少得到受益者的投入。结论:该综述表明,采用针对具体情况和参与性的整体或多管齐下的卫生传播方法可以吸引更多的卫生信息。
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Health Promotion Perspectives
Health Promotion Perspectives PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-
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13 weeks
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