Education in primary school as a strategy to control dengue

Madeira, Newton Goulart; Macharelli, Carlos Alberto; Pedras, José Figueiredo; Delfino, Maria Celeste

doi:10.1590/s0037-86822002000300004

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“…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.…”

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

Winch¹,

Leontsini²,

Rigau‐Pérez³

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Dengue is a major health burden in Puerto Rico. Televised public service announcements and posters, elementary and pre-school educational programs, and an exhibit at the Children's Museum in Old San Juan were evaluated separately using knowledge and practices surveys administered to children and their parents, surveys of house lots for larval container habitats, focus groups, and interviews with program organizers and participants. Exposure to the programs was associated with increased dengue-related knowledge, increased proportion of tires protected from rain, decreased proportion of water storage containers positive for mosquito larvae, and increased indoor use of aerosol insecticides. Exposure to the elementary school program was associated with slightly lower indices of residential mosquito infestation. The programs have resulted in high levels of awareness, some behavior change, and limited change in larval indices. Greater emphasis on the skills necessary for community members to keep containers free of mosquito larvae would increase program effectiveness.

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

Winch¹,

Leontsini²,

Rigau‐Pérez³

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

132

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“…Em todas as atividades na AE procurou-se divulgar mensagens sobre DH. A falta de resultados relaciona-se ao não encontro de uma forma adequada de explicar para a população o que é esta nova doença e como ela é transmitida (Madeira et al, 2002).…”

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“…Muitos deles são ou serão potencialmente utilizáveis em algum momento para venda ou doação. Isto deve ser levado em conta na definição das estratégias a serem utilizadas (Madeira et al, 2002;Mazine et al, 1996). Outro problema é que por mais que sejam eliminados, a velocidade de reposição é alta.…”

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

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“…Other work associated with disease cycles aimed to evaluate the knowledge of middle-school students about the dengue cycle and to perform an intervention to raise awareness among students about the correct measure of disease control (Madeira et al, 2002). As a result, it was observed that students have become more able to recognize the stages of the disease cycle, and prophylaxis methods are more efficient and viable.…”

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Analysis of the Approach to Parasitic Cycles in Brazilian Science Textbooks as a Tool for Education in Health and Environment

Simplicio¹,

Cordova²,

Oliveira-Filho³

2016

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Modifying the environment is a characteristic of the human species. With deforestation and the expansion of urban centers, diseases known in animals have begun to be described in humans. Science textbooks constitute an instrument of great importance in understanding this issue. This study evaluated the main science textbooks, recommended by the Brazilian Textbook Guide 2011, for the 6th grade of middle school, covering the parasite cycles and analyzing the vector/host relationships as well as man's participation as an inducer/victim. The final analysis showed that most textbooks link image and text, but the cycles are presented off-scale and there are gaps which hinder the understanding of reality. As regards the environmental question, none of the analyzed books presented human beings as an inducer of cycles, and only a few reported the lack of sanitation, urban infrastructure and environmental degradation as causes of disease.

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Education in primary school as a strategy to control dengue

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Cited by 51 publications

References 7 publications

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

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

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

Analysis of the Approach to Parasitic Cycles in Brazilian Science Textbooks as a Tool for Education in Health and Environment

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