Introduction:

Noncommunicable diseases are a public health issue that burdens health systems, economies, and society. These diseases can be prevented by using several methods, such as the social appropriation of knowledge, empowerment of communities, and improvement of their health indicators. This review seeks to describe the methodologies used in designing strategies for the social appropriation of health knowledge in the prevention of noncommunicable diseases in adults worldwide.

Materials and methods:

A systematic review of articles containing social appropriation of health knowledge strategy was made searching the following databases Google Scholar, OVID, Virtual Health Library, Medline, EBSCO, and SciELO. With the following criteria: publications in journals indexed between 2016 and 2021; written in English, Portuguese, and Spanish; and addressing health intervention topics.

Results:

A total of 39 articles were reviewed, of which 36 were qualitative, 2 mixed, and 1 cross-sectional. The methodological approach used to develop the strategies was community-based participatory research (CBPR). Based on the characteristics shared by the various phases of the studies, four common characteristics were identified: community diagnosis, intervention design, implementation, and evaluation.

Conclusions:

CBPR is the most widely used method for the social appropriation of health knowledge for the adult population, particularly in populations at high social, economic, and health risks. The research trend made it possible to recognize the significance of community diagnosis as a stepping stone to the design, implementation, and evaluation of jointly developed strategies.

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