Author | Magalhaes, Danielle Ferreira de | |
Author | Silva, José Ailton da | |
Author | Haddad, João Paulo Amaral | |
Author | Moreira, Elvio Carlos | |
Author | Fonseca, Maria Isabel Magalhães | |
Author | Ornelas, Marina Lúcia Lima de | |
Author | Borges, Barbara Kellen Antunes | |
Author | Luz, Zélia Maria Profeta da | |
Access date | 2023-05-26T14:57:49Z | |
Available date | 2023-05-26T14:57:49Z | |
Document date | 2009 | |
Citation | MAGALHÃES, Danielle Ferreira de et al. Dissemination of information on visceral leishmaniasis from schoolchildren to their families: a sustainable model for controlling the disease. Cad Saude Publica, v. 25, n. 7, p. 1642-1646, 2009. doi: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009000700025. | en_US |
ISSN | 0102-311X | en_US |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/58746 | |
Language | eng | en_US |
Publisher | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz | en_US |
Rights | open access | en_US |
Title | Dissemination of information on visceral leishmaniasis from schoolchildren to their families: A sustainable model for controlling the disease | en_US |
Alternative title | Informação sobre leishmaniose visceral por escolares aos seus familiares: uma abordagem sustentável para o controle da doença | en_US |
Type | Article | en_US |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2009000700025 | |
Abstract | A model for the dissemination of information on visceral leishmaniasis from schoolchildren to their families was evaluated in two schools in Caete, 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 | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Sem dados | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Prefeitura de Caeté. Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Caeté, MG, Brasil | en_US |
Affilliation | Prefeitura de Caeté. Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Caeté, MG, Brasil | en_US |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Escola de Veterinária. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil | en_US |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil | en_US |
Subject | Visceral Leishmaniasis | en_US |
Subject | Students | en_US |
Subject | Information Dissemination | en_US |