ACTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ZOONOSES IN HEALTH EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Authors

  • Paula Ferraz de Camargo Zanotto Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, State University, Botucatu, São Paulo Brazil
  • Mariana Zanchetta e Gava Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, State University, Botucatu, São Paulo Brazil
  • Dayane da Silva Zanini Department of Animal Production and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, State University, Botucatu, São Paulo Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-5016
  • Helio Langoni https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5127-0762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35172/rvz.2024.v31.1551

Keywords:

Educational intervention, health promotion, public health, zoonotic diseases

Abstract

Diseases arising from the imbalance between the triad environment, humans, and animals affect individuals' health, as well as the social, and economic well-being of the world's population. Across the globe, health education activities are being conducted to prevent and control zoonoses. To guide future educational interventions, we reviewed scientific articles published in the last five years to characterize and verify the tools: target audience, duration, effectiveness, and gaps and difficulties. Four databases were searched, and 16 articles were selected for the meta-analysis, with 81.3% of the studies being conducted in underdeveloped or developing countries. Of these, 56.3% involved children under 14 years of age, and 62.5% involved activities in elementary and middle schools. The researchers are the professionals who are the most engaged in the activities, and 56.3% of the studies are conducted by veterinarians. Several new teaching tools have been proposed, demonstrating remarkable effectiveness. For systematic reviews to provide a guide for the design of new educational activities, it is necessary to better describe teaching methodologies and evaluation tools, as well as to evaluate in the long term, not only the impact of knowledge on the population but the incidence of zoonoses as well.

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Published

2024-01-13

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Ferraz de Camargo Zanotto P, Zanchetta e Gava M, da Silva Zanini D, Langoni H. ACTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF ZOONOSES IN HEALTH EDUCATION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS . RVZ [Internet]. 2024 Jan. 13 [cited 2024 Nov. 21];31:1-10. Available from: https://rvz.emnuvens.com.br/rvz/article/view/1551

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