The Design of a Community-Based Health Education Intervention for the Control of Aedes aegypti

Lloyd, Linda S.; Winch, Peter J.; Ortega-Canto, Judith; Kendall, Carl

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1994.50.401

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“…20 The education module in this project focused largely on effectively conveying the importance of engaging in mosquito prevention behaviors. According to Lloyd, formative research encompasses all collection of data regarding the community’s social, cultural, behavioral, and economic data that cannot be extracted from previous literature.…”

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School-Based Health Education in Yucatan, Mexico about the Chikungunya virus and Mosquito Illness Prevention

Choo

Blackwood

2017

Infectious Disease Reports

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The Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has been rapidly spreading throughout Latin America, utilizing pre-existing vectors to infiltrate the immunologically naïve populations. With the current rise of the Zika Virus, there is an urgent need for more rigorous vector control efforts to prevent further Zika breakout. We designed a school-based education module on CHIKV and mosquito prevention and presented it to the local students of ages of 6-18 in a rural town called Sudzal in Yucatan, Mexico. We distributed questionnaires before and after education to test the students’ knowledge of CHIKV and mosquito prevention. Chi-squared test was performed to determine the efficacy of the presentation in increasing their knowledge. The education presentation has proven to effectively educate the local residents in several critical methods of mosquito prevention, increasing the average test scores by 67% post-education. These include applying repellent, staying hydrated during recuperation, and cleaning indoor water containers to eliminate breeding sites (P<0.001). Furthermore, the questionnaire captured the residents’ behavioral patterns regarding CHIKV and mosquito prevention and identified cultural, ecological, and socioeconomic factors hindering effective implementation of vector control.

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“…20 She observed that health communication and education among the community remained narrow and didactic within the vertical programs of mosquito vector control. Such approaches do not allow the residents to gain substantial knowledge about the disease but instead render them as passive recipients of vector control treatments.…”

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School-Based Health Education in Yucatan, Mexico about the Chikungunya virus and Mosquito Illness Prevention

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Blackwood

2017

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“…One alternative approach is the use of health promotion education targeting primarily local smallholder pig farmers. Health promotion approaches have been used successfully in the control of several infectious diseases (Lloyd et al 1994 ). Unfortunately, the health promotion approach for control of T. solium infections has been used little.…”

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Using the PRECEDE model to plan a health promotion strategy for control ofTaenia soliuminfections in northern Tanzania

Ngowi¹,

Tolma

Kassuku³

et al. 2007

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

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Taenia solium is a zoonotic parasite that may cause serious illnesses in humans, primarily manifested with epileptic seizures. In this article we describe the application of a sound planning model, the PRECEDE model, in order to develop a health promotion strategy for the control of T. solium infections in Mbulu District, northern Tanzania, where the parasite is highly prevalent. During the epidemiological assessment T. solium was identified as a parasite of public health importance in the area. The social assessment revealed that porcine cysticercosis caused by T. solium was indeed an important problem for the smallholder pig farmers. Behavioural and environmental assessment revealed various factors that facilitated the transmission of T. solium in the area, including free ranging pigs, not using pit latrines, eating infected pork and drinking unboiled water. Poor knowledge on the parasite mode of transmission and public health impact and perceived barriers to adoption of better pig management practices were among factors that predisposed people to the behaviours that facilitated the transmission of the parasite. Finally, public extension services in the community were inadequate. Using the PRECEDE model we were able to identify the foci of our intervention based on the principles of importance and changeability. In conclusion, the PRECEDE model is a useful model in the development of public health interventions in the area toward the prevention of infectious diseases.

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“…No Brasil, a extensa disseminação do dengue ocorreu em 1986 no Rio de Janeiro, espalhando-se para vários estados (LLOYD, 1994;DONALISIO, 1999 …”

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Frequência Dos Casos De Dengue Nos Distritos Do Município De Duque De Caxias, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

Pedro¹,

Docile²,

Silva³

et al. 2016

Acta Biomed.Bras.

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<p>Dengue, zika e chikungunya são doenças transmitidas por vetores, cujo detectar os criadouros dos mosquitos torna-se vital para medidas de controle. O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar os casos notificados de dengue no município de Duque de Caxias (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil) em seus quatro Distritos Sanitários, durante oito anos, compreendendo o período de 2007 a 2014. Essa região apresenta inúmeros problemas relacionados a processo de ocupação desordenada, densidade demográfica e altos índices de violência urbana e o município é organizado em quatro distritos. Os casos de dengue notificados à Secretaria Municipal de Saúde de Duque de Caxias e registrados na base municipal do SINAN (Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação), referentes ao período de 2007 a 2014 foram utilizados neste estudo. Em 2008, 2011 e 2013, observou-se uma epidemia no município, que em 2008 tomou magnitude ainda maior e alcançou incidência de mais de mil casos a cada 100 mil habitantes. No período de 2009 e 2014, houve uma queda das incidências observadas, caracterizando-o como interepidêmico. Em relação aos casos de dengue em cada distrito, o primeiro e segundo distritos foram os que tiveram maior número de casos da doença, enquanto o quarto distrito foi o que teve menor número de casos em todos os anos estudados. Possivelmente, pelo fato do 1º distrito (Centro) ter a maior parte das habitações e o 2º distrito (Campos Elíseos), abrigar as indústrias. Enquanto o 3º distrito (Imbariê) e 4º distrito (Xerém) são considerados muito mais arborizados e com poucos núcleos habitacionais.</p>

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The Design of a Community-Based Health Education Intervention for the Control of Aedes aegypti

Cited by 56 publications

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School-Based Health Education in Yucatan, Mexico about the Chikungunya virus and Mosquito Illness Prevention

School-Based Health Education in Yucatan, Mexico about the Chikungunya virus and Mosquito Illness Prevention

Using the PRECEDE model to plan a health promotion strategy for control ofTaenia soliuminfections in northern Tanzania

Frequência Dos Casos De Dengue Nos Distritos Do Município De Duque De Caxias, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil

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