Disease prevention comprises the proactive measures taken to reduce the incidence, progression, and consequences of illness in individuals and populations. It is conventionally organized into primary prevention, which averts disease onset through immunization, health education, and risk-factor reduction; secondary p…
Disease prevention comprises the proactive measures taken to reduce the incidence, progression, and consequences of illness in individuals and populations. It is conventionally organized into primary prevention, which averts disease onset through immunization, health education, and risk-factor reduction; secondary prevention, which detects and treats disease early through screening and surveillance; and tertiary prevention, which limits disability and complications once disease is established. In infectious disease, prevention rests on understanding transmission dynamics and intervention impact, exemplified by mathematical modelling of pathogens such as typhoid fever, vector control for malaria, and the control of neglected conditions including tungiasis through community knowledge and practice. For viral carcinogenesis, prevention targets oncogenic agents such as human papillomavirus before malignant transformation occurs. Non-communicable disease prevention emphasizes knowledge, attitudes, and practices around cardiovascular risk and the early identification of conditions such as childhood and adolescent diabetes. Effective prevention depends on functioning public-health systems and on partnerships that coordinate surveillance, education, and service delivery, lessons reinforced during emergent threats such as COVID-19 in rural populations. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on preventive strategies, health-systems partnerships, screening, and the behavioural and epidemiological determinants of disease control, with particular attention to communicable and non-communicable conditions in tropical and resource-limited settings.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 21 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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