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There is clear evidence of effective fall prevention interventions that have informed global guidelines, however much of the evidence comes from high-income countries. The objective of this study was to identify and assess the effectiveness of fall prevention interventions for community-dwelling older people living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Studies published up to March 2025, in Medline, Embase, the Cochrane Library, Scopus, CINAHL and references of previous reviews were searched. A study was included if an intervention was used to prevent falls or to improve fall-related outcomes among community-dwelling older adults in LMICs. Titles, abstracts, full texts and study quality were screened by two independent reviewers and conflicts were resolved by a third reviewer. Data were extracted by two independent reviewers and studies which had sufficient data were included for meta-analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among the retrieved 2013 studies, 30 relevant studies with 9817 participants (65% female) from 12 LMICs were included. The participants\u2019 ages ranged from 60 to 94 years. Nine studies were eligible for meta-analysis and only two to four studies were able to be pooled for each outcome. According to the meta-analysis, exercise significantly improved balance (standardised mean difference (SMD)\u2009=\u20091.18, [0.30,2.06],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.008), while it had no effect on falls (SMD=-0.4, [-1.08,0.29],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.18) and fall-related outcomes such as mobility (SMD=-0.50, [-1.13,0.12],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.11), and fear of falling (SMD=-0.04, [-0.69,0.61],\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.90). According to the narrative synthesis interventions such as exercise, dance, and education programs may reduce falls and fall-related outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Exercise, a senior dance program, Thai traditional dance, and education programs were among the interventions identified in the included studies. Exercises could improve balance in community-dwelling older adults living in the LMICs. 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