Systematic Review on Information Technology Approaches to Evaluate the Impact of Public Health Campaigns: Real Cases and Possible Directions

Pinto, Rafael; Silva, Lyrene Fernandes da; Valentim, Ricardo Alexsandro de Medeiros; Kumar, Vive; Gusmão, Cristine; Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Pereira de; Lacerda, Juciano de Sousa

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.715403

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“…As observed in the literature, its impact must be assessed in several dimensions, including communication which is referred to as engagement in social networks, questionnaires assessing the user's knowledge about the campaign, epidemiology such as disease screening tests, case notification, questionnaires assessing the user's knowledge about the disease and health issues, and policy enforcement such as law strategies on health promotion. This multidimensional analysis provides a comprehensive review of public health initiatives, allowing researchers to better comprehend their breadth, discover relationships between various variables of interest, and broaden analysis possibilities 19.…”

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Role of Health Awareness Campaigns in Improving Public Health:A Systematic Review

Bugshan

Qahtani

Alwagdani

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Int J Life Sci Pharm Res

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Public health is a multidisciplinary field that intervenes at organizational, community, and individual levels to prevent disease, improve quality of life, and create an environment in which people can enjoy good health. Public health campaigns are used worldwide for a variety of purposes and are based largely on psychological theories. Such theories attempt to understand the effect of many elements in human behavior that influence decisionmaking when it comes to health issues and their solutions. Health awareness campaigns are designed in the way that their role is to promote or protect health or prevent illness in communities or individuals by creating awareness. Health awareness campaigns are an essential part of public health as through health promotion and education, awareness levels of individuals can be increased leading to better adoption of preventive strategies. The aim of this research is to review the available literature about the role of health awareness campaigns in public health. Health awareness programs that include the use of different forms of communication media and the provision of health-related products are effective in changing people's attitudes and behavior. Through behavioral modification, health communication can reduce mortality and morbidity, thus reducing disease burden. During the current digital era, health awareness and communication can be easily conducted on mass media platforms. Health awareness campaigns tend to increase the knowledge and awareness levels of individuals and communities. This is supported by current literature, however, more research in the future can help us better understand the role of health awareness campaigns in the field of public health.

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Role of Health Awareness Campaigns in Improving Public Health:A Systematic Review

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“…Among the activities these authors mention, the following stand out: the issues related to prenatal care, the elimination of MTCT, PHC, and the addition of the problem of syphilis to the public health agenda. Besides these local interventions, Pinto et al ( 6 ) describe a set of universal interventions: communication and educational interventions and interfederative agreements and articulations between the Union, states, and municipalities ( 7 ). The latter aimed to include the response to the syphilis epidemic in the public health agendas of states and municipalities in Brazil.…”

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“…As illustrated in Figure 1 , the SNP was developed, essentially, according to four dimensions: management and governance, surveillance, comprehensive care, and strengthening of education and communication ( 4 , 7 ).…”

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Massive health education through technological mediation: Analyses and impacts on the syphilis epidemic in Brazil

Caitano

Gusmão

Dias-Trindade

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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With syphilis cases on the rise, Brazil declared an epidemic in 2016. To address the consequent public health crisis, the Ministry of Health laid out a rapid response plan, namely, the “Syphilis No!” Project (SNP), a national instrument to fight the disease which encompasses four dimensions: (a) management and governance, (b) surveillance, (c) comprehensive care, and (d) strengthening of educommunication. In the dimension of education, the SNP developed the learning pathway “Syphilis and other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)” to strengthen and promote Health Education. This pathway features 54 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), delivered through the Virtual Learning Environment of the Brazilian Health System (AVASUS). This paper analyzes the impacts of the learning pathway “Syphilis and other STIs” on the response to the epidemic in Brazil, highlighting the educational process of the learning pathway and its social implications from the perspective of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals. Three distinct databases were used to organize the educational data: the learning pathway “Syphilis and other STIs” from AVASUS, the National Registry of HealthCare Facilities from the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH), and the Brazilian Occupation Classification, from the Ministry of Labor. The analysis provides a comprehensive description of the 54 courses of the learning pathway, which has 177,732 enrollments and 93,617 participants from all Brazilian regions, especially the Southeast, which accounts for the highest number of enrollees. Additionally, it is worth noting that students living abroad also enrolled in the courses. Data characterization provided a demographic study focused on the course participants' profession and level of care practiced, revealing that the majority (85%) worked in primary and secondary healthcare. These practitioners are the target audience of the learning pathway and, accordingly, are part of the personnel directly engaged in healthcare services that fight the syphilis epidemic in Brazil.

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“…Finally, evaluating the success of a public health campaign is critical. It helps policymakers to improve strategies and close existing gaps ( 78 ). Therefore, it is also important to evaluate the effects of health-promoting campaigns on older adults.…”

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The impact of media use on disparities in physical and mental health among the older people: An empirical analysis from China

Wang

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Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe media is playing an increasingly important role in the lives of older adults. Exploring health inequalities in older adults is essential for achieving healthy aging. However, few studies have focused on the effects of different media types on older adults' physical and mental health levels and health inequalities among older adults with varying levels of education from a health communication perspective.ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to investigate the media use, physical and mental health (Self-rated health and subjective well-being) levels of older adults in China, the relationship between different media types use (Traditional media, internet media), and physical and mental health levels and the effects of different media types use on physical and mental health disparities among older adults with varying levels of education.MethodsThe data used in this study are from the 2017 China General Social Survey. The descriptive statistical analysis was conducted on the media use and the health levels of Chinese older adults; analysis of variance and post hoc analysis were used to analyze the differences in health levels and frequency of media use among older people with different levels of education; bivariate correlation and regression analyses were conducted to explore the relationship between media use and health levels in older adults; multilevel regression analyses and simple slope plots explored whether the use of different media types widened or narrowed the gap in health levels among older people with varying levels of education.ResultsThe results of the study show that (1) the self-rated health levels (M = 2.986, SD = 1.070) are lower in the old people group relative to subjective well-being (M = 3.908, SD = 0.854). While some older adults have mastered the internet media, most of the older population is more accustomed to using traditional media (Especially TV, 77.08% of the elderly are used to watching TV regularly). There are disparities in media use habits and health levels among older adults with different education levels (p < 0.01). (2) traditional media use was a significant positive predictor of physical (B = 0.1, p < 0.01) and mental health (B = 0.165, p < 0.01) in the older age group. Internet media use was a significant positive predictor of physical health (B = 0.052, p < 0.01) in the older age group. (3) traditional and internet media use could narrow the physical and mental health disparities between older people with different education levels (p < 0.05).ConclusionsThere is an essential correlation between media use and the health levels of old people, and media use can effectively narrow the disparities between the physical and mental health of old people with different educational levels. Society should value the media's important role in promoting older persons' health and well-being. Government-related departments can combine the media with public health campaigns to narrow the health disparity among old people with different educational levels and promote equal healthy aging.

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Systematic Review on Information Technology Approaches to Evaluate the Impact of Public Health Campaigns: Real Cases and Possible Directions

Cited by 10 publications

References 47 publications

Role of Health Awareness Campaigns in Improving Public Health:A Systematic Review

Role of Health Awareness Campaigns in Improving Public Health:A Systematic Review

Massive health education through technological mediation: Analyses and impacts on the syphilis epidemic in Brazil

The impact of media use on disparities in physical and mental health among the older people: An empirical analysis from China

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