Lessons learned on health information, education and communication for Chikungunya prevention in countries with risk areas: a scoping review

Roberto Carlos De Oliveira,Denise Bacellar Nunes,Dilceu Silveira Tolentino Júnior,Luciana Setubal Marques Silva,Ádria Jane Albarado,Cesar Roberto Dos Santos Filho,Ana Valéria Machado Mendonça,Maria Fátima De Sousa,Yure Rodrigues Araújo Martins

doi:10.33448/rsd-v10i14.21901

Abstract

With the emergence of Chikungunya arboviruses with its outbreaks and changes in its epidemiology in Brazil, the theoretical-methodological framework of Scoping Review was carried out aimed to prepare a systematic summary of global scientific knowledge and understand the practices and prevention programs of Chikungunya with actions information, education, and communication in health developed in countries with risk areas. References were searched in eight databases until October 2018. Of the 376 articles, 177 were duplicates. Applying the exclusion criteria for reading the title and abstract, 145 were excluded, being considered 19 potentially relevant articles. Health information confers its domain in the literature in entomological and epidemiological surveillance, pointing out challenges for the continuing education of health professionals. Actions for vector control and prevention – especially those related to risk communication – have not influenced behavior, driving only punctual changes, that is, attitudes. However, there is a tendency not to consider community and popular knowledge and practices, as well as the active participation and protagonist of the population.

Highlights

The chikungunya virus (CHIK) was first identified during a dengue-like outbreak between 1952 and 1953 on the Makonde plateau in southern Tanganyika Province, Tanzania (Brouard et al, 2008; Razmy, 2014; Khatun, 2015)
In response to the emergency and current outbreaks of CHIK and changes in its epidemiology in Brazil, we ask: what are the lessons learned about Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) practices and programs for the prevention of Chikungunya in the population of countries with risk areas? this study aims to prepare a systematic summary of global scientific knowledge and understand the practices and prevention programs of chikungunya fever with IEC actions developed in countries with risk areas
This study was conducted by the research question formulated using the PICO process: “What lessons can we learn from research articles published in the literature on Health Information, Education and Communication practices and programs for the prevention of Chikungunya in the population of countries with risk areas?"

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Introduction

The chikungunya virus (CHIK) was first identified during a dengue-like outbreak between 1952 and 1953 on the Makonde plateau in southern Tanganyika Province, Tanzania (Brouard et al, 2008; Razmy, 2014; Khatun, 2015). Autochthonous cases of the disease were detected for the first time in history of the Americas in the French overseas territory of Saint Martin in December 2013. The cases led to the rapid spread and transmission of CHIK in Caribbean countries including French Guiana and the Americas (Cherry et al, 2016; Nunes et al, 2015; Fritzell et al, 2016). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 6.93 million suspected cases and 37.48 million confirmed cases were reported to the regional office of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Chikungunya has been a threat to the region

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