فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

PURPOSE: Noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention is emerging as a public health priority indeveloping countries. For better health outcome in these countries, it is necessary to understand thedifferent community‑based interventions developed and implemented across the world.OBJECTIVE: The objective of the current review is to identify the best strategies used incommunity‑based health intervention (CBHI) programs across the world.MATERIALS AND METHODS: For review, we searched in PubMed and Google Scholar with thekeywords “community based,” “health interventions,” “health promotions,” “primary prevention,” chronicdiseases,” “lifestyle‑related diseases,” and “NCD.” Data were extracted using predesigned dataextraction form. CBHI studies detailing their intervention strategies only were included in the review.RESULTS: Out of 35 articles reviewed, 14 (40%) were randomized control trials, while 18 (51.4%)were quasi‑experimental design. Individual level (n = 14), group level (n = 5), community level (n = 6),and policy level (n = 4) intervention strategies were identified. Twenty‑three (64%) studies were basedon interventions for 1 year and above. Twenty‑eight (80%) studies were intervened among specificpopulations such as Latinos and so on.CONCLUSION: Successful programs advocate for a package or a chain of interventions than a singleintervention. The type of interventions at different levels, namely individual, group, community, andpolicy levels vary across studies, but individual, and group level interventions are more frequently used.