Community co-design of contextually relevant rheumatic heart disease primary prevention.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Primary prevention of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is aimed at timely diagnosis and treatment of superficial Group A Streptococcal infections, most commonly Strep sore throat. However, uptake and delivery of primary prevention for RHD-endemic regions has room for improvement. Community co-design is an important aspect of intervention development to increase sustainability and reach.

Methods

Group-level assessment (GLA) sessions were used to understand the community's priorities and insights around sore throat. Personas, or user archetypes, were then developed to capture the behaviours and characteristics of diverse future users of primary prevention in the district. Finally, these personas were used in community design workshops to identify barriers and facilit

SUBMITTER: Miller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666018 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature