Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the practice of communication is often called upon when intervening and involving communities affected by NTDs, the disciplinary framework of health communication research has been largely absent from NTD strategies. To illustrate how practices conceptualized and developed within the communication field have been applied in the context of NTD elimination, we conducted a scoping review focusing on two diseases currently targeted for elimination by the WHO: lymphatic filariasis and Chagas disease.

Methods

We examined studies published between 2012 and 2020 in five electronic databases. Selected articles were required to (i) have explicit references to communication in either the abstract, title, or key words; (ii) further elaborate on the search terms (comm

SUBMITTER: Nieto-Sanchez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9595560 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature