Short- and long-term impact of health education in improving water supply, sanitation and knowledge about intestinal helminths in rural Bangladesh
| Autor: | Keiko Minamoto, K. Moji, M. Rahman, E. Karim, C. G. N. Mascie-Taylor |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Male Parents Rural Population Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Sanitation Population Helminthiasis Psychological intervention Water Supply Environmental health Humans Medicine Infection control Intestinal Diseases Parasitic Child education Health Education Bangladesh Infection Control education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Child Preschool Latrine Female Health education Rural area business |
| Zdroj: | Public Health. 126:437-440 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3506 |
| Popis: | Summary Objective To investigate the long-term impact of health education in intestinal helminth infection control in rural Bangladesh. Study design Longitudinal study to compare knowledge, awareness and practice for intestinal helminths between four communities: two receiving health education and two not receiving health education. Methods Parents of 1497 children aged between 2 and 8 years [781 (52.2%) received health education] were investigated by interview at baseline, endline (18 months) and follow-up (5 years). Results Health education had a significant effect on the installment of tubewells and latrines, but only had a temporary effect on health knowledge. Conclusion This long-term follow-up study showed the lack of sustainability of knowledge and awareness in the long-term after health education interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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