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MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
卷 101, 期 -, 页码 119-124出版社
FUNDACO OSWALDO CRUZ
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762006000900019
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health education; knowledge and attitude; information education and communication; malaria; Schistosoma haematobium
To improve health education within primary schools, the health education booklet Junta na kichocho was evaluated during a study within 5 schools using key-informant questionnaires that recorded children 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% of children were already aware that schistosomiasis was a water-borne disease while only 10.5% knew of its exact aetiology; after booklet intervention these levels increased to 54.6 and 15.7%, 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 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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