Dissemination of information on visceral leishmaniasis from schoolchildren to their families: a sustainable model for controlling the disease
| Autor: | J.A. Silva, Élvio Carlos Moreira, D.F. Magalhães, Marina Lúcia Lima de Ornelas, João Paulo Amaral Haddad, Zélia Maria Profeta da Luz, Barbara Kellen Antunes Borges, Maria Isabel Magalhães Fonseca |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject education Homework assignment Disease Hygiene Surveys and Questionnaires Intervention (counseling) medicine Humans Family Child Students Health Education media_common Information Dissemination business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Surgery Family member Visceral leishmaniasis Family medicine Leishmaniasis Visceral Female Pamphlets business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública. 25:1642-1646 |
| ISSN: | 0102-311X |
| Popis: | A model for the dissemination of information on visceral leishmaniasis from schoolchildren to their families was evaluated in two schools in Caeté, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Age ranged from 9 to 17 years in the two schools, one receiving the intervention (with 92 students) and the other serving as the control (96 students). All the students attended a class and received a pamphlet on visceral leishmaniasis. The intervention consisted of a homework assignment in which the student discussed the class content and pamphlet with a family member. Knowledge by family members (n = 100) on visceral leishmaniasis was evaluated with a pre and post-intervention questionnaire applied by a health agent, who also completed a form on hygiene around the household as observed during the home visit. A significant improvement was observed in knowledge and hygiene (e.g., sweeping of leaves, fruit, and branches from the yards) among the families that were exposed to the intervention (p < 0.05). The spread of information on visceral leishmaniasis by schoolchildren can contribute to measures for preventing the disease. |
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