Schisto and Ladders version 2: a health educational board game to support compliance with school-based mass drug administration with praziquantel - a pilot study.

Autor: Ejike CU; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Oluwole AS; COUNTDOWN implementation research Consortium, Ogun State.; Sightsavers Nigeria Country Office, 1 Golf Course Road, PO Box 503, Kaduna State, Nigeria., Omitola OO; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Bayegun AA; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Shoneye IY; Neglected Tropical Diseases Unit, Ogun State Ministry of Health, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Akeredolu-Ale BI; Department of Communication and General Studies, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Idowu OA; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria., Mafiana CF; Research Administration and Advancement, National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria., Ekpo UF; Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International health [Int Health] 2021 Apr 27; Vol. 13 (3), pp. 281-290.
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihaa057
Abstrakt: Background: We redesigned the Schisto and Ladders health educational board game and evaluated its potential to encourage compliance to school-based mass drug administration with praziquantel.
Methods: Two hundred and seventy-five children from six schools who rejected praziquantel treatment were divided into intervention and control groups. Before the intervention, preassessment interviews were conducted on their knowledge about praziquantel treatment and schistosomiasis. The Schisto and Ladders version 2 game as an intervention, and the Snakes and Ladders game as a control, were played for 6 mo. Postassessment interviews, including focus group discussions, were conducted.
Results: At preassessment, 0/98 (0.0%) children in the intervention group had heard of praziquantel compared with 2/177 (1.1%) in the control group. Similarly, 0/98 (0.0%) children in the intervention group did not know that praziquantel does not kill compared with 4/177 (2.3%) in the control group. The postassessment showed that 53/78 (67.9%) in the intervention group were aware of praziquantel compared with 2/177 (1.1%) in the control group (p=0.000). Similarly, 53 (69.7%) in the intervention group knew about the safety of praziquantel compared with 0/177 (0.0%) in the control group (p=0.000). Sixty-four children (65.3%) from the intervention group sought praziquantel treatment after the trial.
Conclusions: Schisto and Ladders version 2 is a useful sensitisation tool with which to encourage compliance to praziquantel treatment in schools.
(© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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