Educational program in schistosomiasis: a model for a methodological approach

Revista de saúde pública
Patrícia de Jesus RibeiroDurval Rosa Borges

Abstract

Lack of knowledge is one of the factors responsible for the persistence of infectious diseases in Brazil. This study had the objective of developing, implementing and evaluating a low-cost educational program using schistosomiasis patients as a model. This was a descriptive study developed using a population of healthy people (group 1) and schistosomiasis patients (groups 2 and 3), with 20 individuals in each group. Teaching material (illustrated manual and album of leaflets) and a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions to evaluate the groups' knowledge were devised. The questionnaire was applied to groups 1 and 2 before and to group 3 after the educational program. The variables studied were the educational program, level of schooling, age, clinical form of schistosomiasis, symptoms, and the subject's performance when answering the questionnaire. For the statistical analysis, Fisher's exact test and variance analysis with one fixed factor were utilized. The educational program was evaluated in the form of four topics: cycle, clinical presentation, treatment and prevention of the disease. The median number of correct responses to the questionnaire was higher for group 3 than for groups 1 and 2, for all the topics dealt with. ...Continue Reading

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Aug 29, 1998·Journal of Hepatology·L Camacho-Lobato, D R Borges
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Jun 12, 2008·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Romero Antunes Barreto LinsMaria Elizabeth Cavalcante Chaves
Jul 24, 2020·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·Andressa Isabela Ferreira da SilvaLígia Tchaicka

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