Control of urinary schistosomiasis on Zanzibar (Unguja Island): a pilot evaluation of the educational impact of the Juma na Kichocho health booklet within primary schools
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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101(supl.1): 119-124, Oct. 2006. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
To improve health education within primary schools, the health education booklet Juma na kichocho was evaluated during a study within 5 schools using key-informant questionnaires that recorded children's knowledge and attitude (KA) towards schistosomiasis before and after daily structured-use of booklets. A total of 229 schoolchildren (114 boys 115 girls) of between 11 and 15 years of age were interviewed and re-assessed after a working school week. Existing and putative booklet-induced changes in KA scores for schistosomiasis were compared directly against equivalent KA scores for malaria. In total 47.4 percent of children were already aware that schistosomiasis was a water-borne disease while only 10.5 percent knew of its exact aetiology; after booklet intervention these levels increased to 54.6 and 15.7 percent, respectively. The majority of children still failed, however, to realise that re-infection could take place soon after treatment. While a positive increase was observed for children's total KA questionnaire scores for both malaria and schistosomiasis after booklet intervention, these were not statistically significant. In the context of control, further educational efforts are needed to promote and guide behavioural change, especially in relation to reduction of environmental water contact.
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Asunto principal:
Folletos
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Servicios de Salud Escolar
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Esquistosomiasis Urinaria
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Educación en Salud
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Agua Dulce
Tipo de estudio:
Estudios de evaluación
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Investigación cualitativa
Límite:
Adolescente
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Niño
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitología
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Tanzania
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Reino Unido
Institución/País de afiliación:
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare/TZ
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Natural History Museum/GB
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The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/GB
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