Fig 1.
Flow diagram on the selection of studies.
Table 1.
Health issues addressed in the tested interventions.
Table 2.
Characteristics of educational interventions in health.
Fig 2.
Dimensions of teaching methods tested in the included studies.
Table 3.
The central teaching component in health education interventions over five decades.
Table 4.
Application of the central teaching components in interventions addressing various health issues in regard to popularity of the didactic approach in particular thematic areas.
Table 5.
Significance of critical thinking in educational interventions addressing different health issues.
Table 6.
Significance of critical thinking in educational interventions addressing different health issues.
Table 7.
Significance of critical thinking in educational interventions intersected with categorization regarding of central teaching component.
Table 8.
Interventions with high and very high level of significance of critical thinking in teaching methods addressing a given health issue.