Health Education Method on Leprosy Prevention: Integrative Review

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 Haji Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan, Indonesia

2 Doctoral Program in science Education, University of Jambi, Indonesia

3 Department of Public Health, University of Jambi, Indonesia

10.32592/ARI.2024.79.1.1

Abstract

Leprosy is still found mainly in lower middle income countries. Breaking the chain of leprosy transmission requires various ways, especially by increasing knowledge of leprosy prevention through health education. Several studies have mentioned the effectiveness of health education, but regarding which method is dominant to use, it is still uncertain. Therefore, the review question should be answered: what forms of health education have been developed about Leprosy in the community?.This review study complies with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic review and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) version 2020. The search for relevant literature involved PubMed, Sciencedirect, ERIC, Cochrane, and Proquest databases for the studies published in 2000 to 2023 period with the inclusion criteria such as Increasing knowledge, changing attitudes and behavior, and increasing positive stigma. Quality of the study was assessed using CASP, and the Risk of Bias using Cochrane RoB tool. Overall search on databases resulted in a total of 184,681 articles. Only 6 studies were declared eligible to be included in this review. There are various educational method used in the eligible studies including MH Mobile, the myth or Truth on Leprosy game, Posters, leaflets, community meetings, Tele education: the web, discussion lists, chats, activity diaries, iconographic 3D video, classes in video streaming, video conference, case simulation, lecture, and the contact intervention (education, testimonies (direct contact), videos, and comics). All of the method used had a potential to improve knowledge, attitude, and practice including reducing negative stigma regarding Leprosy. There is no methods superior to another method of health education on Leprosy prevention.

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