Why Health Education Fails: A Critical Narrative Review of the Disconnect between Knowledge Acquisition and Behavioural Change
Emmanuel Olusegun Abe, Folakemi Kuku, Emmanuel Olamilekan Omoleye, Oluwabunmi Hannah Aremo, Eyitayo Adedamola Lawal, Theophilus Kayode Oluajagbe & Olamide Omigbile · Asian Journal of Research in Nursing and Health · 2026
Health education programmes reliably increase what people know, yet population-level improvements in health-related behaviour frequently fail to follow. This critical narrative review examines the theoretical, psychological, and structural reasons for this persistent disconnect....
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10.9734/ajrnh/2026/v9i1383