SynthesisPloS one2021
Health knowledge, health behaviors and attitudes during pandemic emergencies: A systematic review.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Global prevalence and determinants associated with the acceptance of monkeypox vaccination.Narra J · 2024Pooled it
- Asian American Vaccination, Testing, and Other Healthcare Knowledge & Behaviors during COVID-19, A Systematic Review.Pathogens and global health · 2023Pooled it
- Psychosocial Determinants of Hand Hygiene, Facemask Wearing, and Physical Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Cancer Prevention Literacy Questionnaire (CPL-Q): development and validation within the World Code Against Cancer Framework.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Flattening the curve: Factors associated with engagement in health protective behaviors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic among Black individuals from predominantly low-income backgrounds.Journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Factors associated with patient adherence to medical recommendations during a health crisis.PloS one · 2026Article
- Infant and young child feeding in rural Bangladesh: insights into knowledge, practices, and associated factors.Journal of nutritional science · 2026Article
- Health behavior and hygiene practices among islamic boarding school students in Indonesia: A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge among Rwandan men aged 50-59: evidence from the 2019-20 RDHS.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Article
- Understanding the public knowledge and awareness of parkinson's disease in Ireland: a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Readiness, knowledge, and attitudes of healthcare professionals in Jordan toward Monkeypox: a cross-sectional survey.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Assessment of knowledge on traumatized immature permanent teeth among dentists in China: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Comparison of the rates of emergent otologic adverse events following mRNA COVID-19 versus influenza vaccination: a matched cohort analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Association between trust in the incumbent president and COVID-19 preventive behaviors during the pandemic in four Latin American countries.Cadernos de saude publica · 2025Article
- Bidirectional Association Between Internet Use and Depressive Symptoms Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in China: A Cross-Lagged Model of Proactive Health Behavior as the Mediating Role.Depression and anxiety · 2025Article
- Associations Between Knowledge of Health Conditions and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake Among US Adults, 2021.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with good health knowledge present a conceptual and objective appropriation of general and specific health topics, increasing their probability to express health protection and prevention measures. The main objective of this study was to conduct a rapid systematic review about the effects of health knowledge on the adoption of health behaviors and attitudes in populations under pandemic emergencies.
methodsA systematic review was performed according to PRISMA checklist and the Cochrane method for rapid systematic reviews. Studies searches were performed in APA PsycNet, Embase, Cochrane Library and PubMed Central. Studies published between January 2009 and June 2020 and whose primary results reported a measure of interaction between health knowledge, health attitudes and behaviors in population groups during pandemics were included. A review protocol was recorded in PROSPERO (CRD42020183347).
resultsOut of a total of 5791 studies identified in the databases, 13 met the inclusion criteria. The included studies contain a population of 26099 adults, grouped into cohorts of health workers, university students, clinical patients, and the general population. Health knowledge has an important influence on the adoption of health behaviors and attitudes in pandemic contexts.
conclusionsThe consolidation of these preventive measures favors the consolidation of public rapid responses to infection outbreaks. Findings of this review indicate that health knowledge notably favors adoption of health behaviors and practices. Therefore, health knowledge based on clear and objective information would help them understand and adopt rapid responses to face a pandemic.
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