Dengue control in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil

Community-based dengue prevention programs in Puerto Rico: impact on knowledge, behavior, and residential mosquito infestation.

“…Unfortunately, there are no reports of controlled trials of the independent effect of the involvement of children on the effectiveness on dengue prevention in the literature, although there is a number of descriptions of programs where schoolchildren have participated. 18,[27][28][29] The three main program components evaluated in this study all sought to change the behavior of parents through involving them in school-based dengue activities or through communication of dengue messages to them by their children. Taken as a whole, the results of this evaluation suggest that schoolchildren do communicate with their parents about dengue prevention, and that school programs can increase parental involvement in dengue control, but more specific messages about the behaviors to be performed need to be directed directly at parents.…”

Global epidemiology of HTLV-I infection and associated diseases

“…However, in many HTLV-I endemic areas the interruption of breastfeeding could have individual and public health impact, such as malnutrition and increased infant mortality. Public health policies should consider this adverse effect in less developed countries and recommend alternative feeding formula for children in risk of HTLV-I infection through mother's milk (Manns and Blattner, 1991;Passos, 1998;Poiesz et al, 2003). Recommendations to prevent sexually transmitted infections should be emphasized, including condom use, avoiding multiple and unknown sexual partners and paying or receiving money for sex.…”

Controle do vetor do dengue e participação da comunidade em Catanduva, São Paulo, Brasil

“…Uma maneira é o desenvolvimento de trabalho conjunto entre comunidade e órgãos públicos, elaborando propostas e implementando programas de prevenção (Fajardo et al, 2001;Passos et al, 1998).…”