Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Jan 14;4(1):e004302.
doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004302.

The impact of mass media interventions on tuberculosis awareness, health-seeking behaviour and health service utilisation: a systematic review protocol

Mweete D Nglazi  1 , Linda-Gail Bekker, Robin Wood, Muki S Shey, Olalekan A Uthman, Charles S Wiysonge
Affiliations

The impact of mass media interventions on tuberculosis awareness, health-seeking behaviour and health service utilisation: a systematic review protocol

Mweete D Nglazi et al. BMJ Open. .

Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem in many parts of the world. Strategies to curb the spread of TB must match the multifaceted nature of the epidemic. The use of mass media is one of the important strategies in communicating behavioural change in relation to TB prevention and the treatment. However, the benefits of this intervention are unclear. We, therefore, plan to conduct a systematic review on the effects of mass media interventions on TB awareness, health-seeking behaviour and health service utilisation.

Methods and analysis: We will preferably include randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in this systematic review. However, non-randomised studies will be included if there is an inadequate number of RCTs. We will perform electronic searches in PubMed, Scopus and other databases, along with manual searches. Articles written (or translated) in English and French and published between 1 January 1980 and 31 October 2013 will be eligible for inclusion in this review. The primary outcomes will be TB knowledge, attitudes and awareness, healthcare-seeking behaviour and service utilisation. The secondary outcomes will include stigma and discrimination against people with TB and the costs of the interventions. We will investigate clinical and statistical heterogeneity and pool studies judged to be clinically and statistically homogeneous. Relative risks will be calculated for dichotomous outcomes and mean differences for continuous outcomes, both with their corresponding 95% CIs.

Ethics and dissemination: The systematic review will use data that is not linked to individuals. The review findings may have implications for clinical practice and future research, and will be disseminated electronically and in print through peer-reviewed publications.

Protocol registration number: PROSPERO CRD42013005867.

Keywords: BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOINFORMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2012. http://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/gtbr12_main.pdf (accessed 2 Sep 2013)
    1. Ho MJ. Sociocultural aspects of tuberculosis: a literature review and a case study of immigrant tuberculosis. Soc Sci Med 2004;59:753–62 - PubMed
    1. World Health Organization (WHO) Advocacy, communication and social mobilization (ACSM) for tuberculosis control: a handbook for country programmes. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2007. http://www.stoptb.org/assets/documents/resources/publications/acsm/ACSM_... (accessed 2 Oct 2013)
    1. Vidanapathirana J, Abramson MJ, Forbes A, et al. Mass media interventions for promoting HIV testing. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005;(3):CD004775. - PubMed
    1. Bala MM, Strzeszynski L, Topor-Madry R, et al. Mass media interventions for smoking cessation in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013;(6):CD004704. - PubMed

MeSH terms

LinkOut - more resources