Educational interventions for the prevention and control of dengue in adults: An integrative review.

OBJECTIVE

To review and synthesize the scientific production of educational interventions for the prevention and control of dengue in adults.

METHOD: Integrative literature review, protocol registered in INPLASY (202170038). The search was performed in MEDLINE, LILACS, Web of Science and EMBASE, with no start date until March 31, 2021. Intervention studies were included: randomized clinical trials, cluster and quasi-experimental studies. The outcome evaluated was dengue prevention and control. The evaluation of the methodological quality and the level of evidence of the included studies was carried out.

RESULTS

10 studies were included with levels of evidence between 1c and 2dm, corresponding to low- and middle-income countries in Asia and America. The use of didactic aids was evidenced against educational processes, digital tools, and a field of action by nursing was observed, from health education.

CONCLUSIONS

Health education in scenarios other than clinical ones can favor empowerment by the population to improve health behaviors. On the other hand, the use of electronic tools is of great help in evaluating the effect of an intervention.