“_Information, education and communication as strategies to support decision-making for the prevention of arboviruses: a scoping review _”
“__Policy Makers; Health Information; Health education; Health Communication; Arboviruses_
“___Initiatives to assist the decision-making process in health have been encouraged worldwide. In this context, integrated Information, Education and Communication (IEC) actions demonstrate potential to support management professionals in the development of policies and programs. The current study sought to map IEC strategies to support decision-making in health in prevention and control actions against dengue, zika, and chikungunya. In Brazil, there are still no manuals or guidelines with IEC strategies on arboviruses aimed at managers, and this gap is the main reason for this investigation. This is a scoping review, prepared according to the JBI methodology. Nine databases were consulted, including a manual search of the reference lists of eligible studies. Results: In total, 28 articles were identified. The majority presented associated strategies (n=25), with a predominance of those related to the categories Information, Education and Communication (n=12) and Information and Communication (n=11), followed by Communication and Education and Education and Information, with one article each. Three articles related to the Information category were found. Regarding the format (digital, printed, audiovisual, etc.), Hybrids, which group different formats (n=13) were the most frequent, followed by Digital (n=10), Printed and/or Digital (n=3) and Onsite and/or Virtual (n=2). With regard to the type of arbovirus, strategies focused on dengue control and prevention predominate (n=18). Among those analyzed, only five studies contemplated strategies that encompass more than one arbovirus. Conclusion: The findings reveal that studies that consider strategies aimed exclusively at decision makers (n=9) and that seek to promote the integration of this public are less frequent (n=9). No studies were identified that considered aspects related to the different profiles of management professionals for the elaboration of strategies. It is hoped that this work can collaborate to guide the IEC strategies adopted by different institutions and governments in the control of arboviruses._”