Open AccessEvaluation of a school-based health education model in schistosomiasis: a randomized community trial
Author(s) -
Mohammed Mahmoud Kotb,
M Al-Teheawy,
Maged El-Setouhy,
Hamid Hussein
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1998.4.2.265
Subject(s) - schistosomiasis , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , medicine , health education , family medicine , environmental health , rural community , demography , public health , nursing , immunology , helminths , sociology
The objectives of this study were to develop a schistosomiasis health education model and to evaluate its effectiveness in changing knowledge, attitudes and schistosomal infection rate among Egyptian primary school children. A randomized community trial of three pairs of comparable schools in rural areas was implemented. The study revealed a significant improvement in knowledge and attitudes as well as a reduction of schistosomal infection 1 year post-intervention in the intervention schools of pairs I and II. However, the improvements in knowledge in the intervention school of pair III were not accompanied by significant changes in attitude or schistosomal infection