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Health education is essential for the control of diseases such as dengue, ensuring that community members understand the mechanisms of infection and the key behaviours or activities that need to be addressed to prevent transmission, reduce severe disease and avoid fatalities. In Cambodia, health education for dengue control is provid...
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... Remaja dapat berperan aktif untuk dapat berpartisipasi dalam masalah lingkungan (Hendri dkk., 2020). Para remaja dapat dan mampu diberikan wawasan tentang potensi bahaya penyakit, sikap preventif terhadap penularannya dan bagaimana tindakan yang dapat mengendalikannya (Khun & Manderson, 2007). Alasan lain yaitu jumlah anak didik yang cukup tinggi yang memiliki lingkup wawasan kesehatan dan daerah padat penduduk yang rentan terhadap DBD. ...
... Dalam penyuluhan ini remaja atau siswa diharapkan mampu menerapkan tindakan untuk menekan jumlah nyamuk dengan program Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dengan menerapkan pula keseimbangan antara lingkungan, perilaku, dan manusia (Almas, 2021;Khun & Manderson, 2007;Trisnaniyanti dkk., 2010). Metode audio visual yang digunakan sebagai bahan presentasi dalam program pengabdian ini juga serupa dengan penelitian lain yang menunjukkan adanya pengaruh penggunaan perangkat media dalam peningkatan pengetahuan pengendalian vektor (Afrian dkk., 2018;Azam dkk., 2016;Hendri dkk., 2020;Pratiwi dkk., 2018;Roziqin dkk., 2020;Wijaya dkk., 2021). ...
Telah dilakukan kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat berupa penyuluhan Kesehatan Tentang Pencegahan Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk di Sekolah Menengah Kesehatan Citra Semesta Indonesia, Wates, Kulonprogo. Tingginya kasus penyakit DBD yang terjadi di Kabupaten Kulonprogo menjadi suatu perhatian utama dalam program penyuluhan ini. Kegiatan ini dilaksanankan pada 8 Juni 2022 bertempat pada Ruang Kelas XII SMK Cipta Semesta Indonesia. Metode program pengabdian masyarakat ini menggunakan ceramah dengan presentasi yang dibantu video. Disertai juga share pengalaman mengenai Pencegahan dan Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan setelah diberi penyuluhan persentase jumlah remaja yang menjawab benar mengalami peningkatan sebesar 85 % (skor benar < 10), 80 % (10 ≤ Skor benar ≤ 15), dan 93,33% (Skor benar>15). Jumlah peserta yang ikut pada hari pelaksanaan sejumlah 32 siswa. Penyuluhan yang telah dilakukan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk pada siswa SMK.
... Thus, our study infers that school-based dengue control programmes increased the knowledge of students, which may influence behaviours related to dengue control practices in their homes [17]. Several studies have revealed that the health-related curriculum of schools provided insufficient knowledge about dengue control methods that could be translated into appropriate practices in communities [18][19][20]. There are limited educational interventions in Myanmar; therefore, an effective school training programme on household larval control is warranted in this country. ...
... Inversely, the scores were opposite for negative statements. The scores for attitude were summed and categorised into three groups: positive (>80%; [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], neutral [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] and negative [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][36][37][38][39][40]. Lastly, practices presented nine questions using dummy variables, where 'Yes' takes a value of 1 and 'No' takes a value of 0. Scores for practice were summed and categorised into three groups: good (8)(9), fair (6-7) and poor (0-5). ...
... Similar findings were found for Myanmar wherein low scores for practices were observed among caregivers with high levels of knowledge [42]. Khun and Manderson et al. [18] suggested that a long-term school-based dengue programme was required to ensure the translation of knowledge into practice. Moreover, selective health messages that are relevant to daily practices should be identified to change knowledge into practice for dengue prevention and control. ...
Background:
Dengue is one of the health problems in Myanmar. Thus, health promotion in schools is considered a key approach for reducing risk-taking behaviours related to dengue.
Objectives:
The study aimed to evaluate a dengue training programme for high school students to measure changes in knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards dengue; evaluate the effectiveness of the programme in improving prevention and control practices among families and determining changes in larval indices in their dwelling places.
Methodology:
The dengue school training programme was conducted for Grades 9 and 10 students in Yangon. In total, 300 students in the intervention school received training and were compared with 300 students as control. KAP was assessed using a self-administered questionnaire, whereas larval and control practice surveys were conducted at the homes of both groups 3 months before and after the programme.
Results:
The KAP scores of the intervention group increased after the programme. Moreover, the programme improved prevention and control practices and decreased the larval indices in the intervention group. Students from the same group with high scores in knowledge and self-reported practices were less likely to exhibit Aedes larval positivity in their residential areas.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated the impact of the dengue training programme on the KAP of students and short-term family larval control practices, which influenced household larval indices.
... School-based health education is a commendable tool to enhance knowledge, attitude, and practice and creates awareness among school children about the seriousness of MBDs since this disease is particularly prevalent among them (Sam et al., 2013;Midzi et al., 2014). School age children have been encouraged to participate in ongoing household MBDs control activities, such as source reduction, as part of MBDs control efforts (Khun & Manderson, 2007;Kebede et al., 2020). For the prevention of vector-borne diseases, the usefulness of educational interventions (e.g., audiovisual material) that improve knowledge, attitude, and practice about the prevention of disease transmission is pointed out, with the school being an educational space to improving knowledge about health prevention (Kolbe, 2019;Roja et al., 2022). ...
Background: Mosquito-borne diseases (MBDs) are among the important and highly complex issues in public health. School age children have been encouraged to participate in ongoing household MBDs control activities such as source reduction, as part of MBDs control efforts. Numerous school-based health education studies have been conducted worldwide on the interventions to prevent MBDs. However, the results are still varied and uncertain. This systematic review aims to answer the question of:” Are school-based educational programs able to improve students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices about mosquito-borne diseases?”. Methods: This systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement. A systematic literature search was performed using Sciencedirect, Cochrane library, PubMed, ProQuest, and the Wiley Online Library in the time period of 2000 to 2021. Eligibility criteria was determined according to PICOS guidelines. Quality and risk of bias of the studies were assessed by the effective public health practice project tool (EPHPP) and Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB-2), respectively. Data were analyzed qualitatively, by looking at the number of participants, study design, and the main results obtained in each of the included studies. Results: In the initial search, 1,424 studies were found. Duplicates, those not relevant to students and MBDs, review articles, case reports, dissertations and non-English articles were eliminated. Twenty-three studies fulfilling the inclusion criteria were analyzed. Overall, there was an increase in knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding MBSs. However, knowledge appears to be the most important variable targeted by the included studies. All studies stated a significant increase in knowledge. Conclusion: The effect of the educational interventions on knowledge was more prominent. Future studies need more specialized educational interventions to have a stronger impact on students’ attitudes and performance. Further research is also needed to generate stronger evidence and evaluate the long-term impact of these interventions on students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice. The results of this review can be a guide to carry out appropriate interventions in elementary schools.
... Dalam kegiatan sosialisasi atau penyuluhan melibatkan peserta didik yaitu para siswa dan pemateri, para siswa ini diharapkan dapat berperan sebagai subjek yang mampu menerapkan kebiasan perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat (PHBS) dalam aktivitas keseharian dengan menerapkan keseimbangan antara lingkungan, perilaku, dan objek dalam hal ini manusia (Khun & Manderson, 2007;Trisnaniyanti dkk., 2010). ...
Pengetahuan mengenai vaksinasi jarang didapatkan pada setiap jenjang sekolah, hal ini menyebabkan pengetahuan siswa mengenai vaksinasi terutama COVID-19 masih kurang. Hal tersebut memerlukan perhatian dan program pengabdian masyarakat yang dilakukan ini merupakan program penyampaian informasi dan berguna untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan mengenai vaksinasi terutama COVID-19. Program yang dilakukan yaitu peningkatan pengetahuan tentang vaksinasi kepada iswa di Panti Asuhan Bina Putra Bantul Yogyakarta. Penyampaian informasi mengenai manfaat vaksinasi saat ini mengalami penurunan yang mengakibatkan terjadinya ketidaktahuan pada sekelompok masyarakat. Kegiatan telah yang dilakukan yaitu program penyuluhan dengan ceramah tatap muka langsung. Penyampaian materi dilakukan dengan bantuan layar presentasi dan sebuah video. Hasil dari kegiatan yang sudah dilakukan yaitu terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan, yang diukur dengan alat bantu berupa kuesioner pretest dan posttest; hasilnya adalah penyuluhan persentase jumlah siswa yang menjawab soal dengan benar mengalami peningkatan sebesar 54% (skor benar < 10), 58% (10≤Skor benar≤15), dan 93% (Skor benar>15). Peserta yang ikut dalam Program ini sebanyak 37 siswa. Program Penyuluhan ini disimpulkan dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang vaksinasi pada kelompok siswa jenjang SMK. Kata kunci : Pengetahuan, Vaksinasi, Penyuluhan
... Similarly, a school-based dengue control program in Honduras increased knowledge of both the cause of dengue and the vector life cycle, leading to increased participation in controlling larval breeding sites and the consequent reduction of the number of sites 17 . An ethnographic study conducted in eastern Cambodia demonstrated partial adherence in routine education activities and the need for approaches to ensure the translation of knowledge into practice 23 . However, a study among university students in the Philippines showed that students were well aware of the types of mosquito larval habitats but did not participate much in source reduction activities 24 , i.e., school-based interventions are useful to improve knowledge, but not necessarily practices. ...
Background. Dengue is the most common and widespread mosquito-borne arboviral disease globally estimated to cause >390 million infections and >20,000 deaths annually. There are no effective vaccines or preventive drugs. Control of dengue transmission relies primarily on mosquito vector control. Although most vector control methods currently used by national dengue control programs may temporarily reduce mosquito populations, there is little evidence that they affect transmission. There is an urgent need for innovative, participatory, effective, and locally adapted approaches for sustainable vector control and monitoring in which students can be particularly relevant contributors and to demonstrate a clear link between vector reduction and dengue transmission reduction, using tools that are inexpensive and easy to use by local communities in a sustainable manner.
Methods. Here we describe a cluster randomized controlled trial to be conducted in 46 school catchment areas in two townships in Yangon, Myanmar. The outcome measures are dengue cases confirmed by rapid diagnostic test in the townships, dengue incidence in schools, entomological indices, knowledge, attitudes and practice, behavior, and engagement.
Conclusions. The trial involves middle school students that positions them to become actors in dengue knowledge transfer to their communities and take a leadership role in the delivery of vector control interventions and monitoring methods. Following this rationale, we believe that students can become change agents of decentralized vector surveillance and sustainable disease control in line with recent new paradigms in integrated and participatory vector surveillance and control. This provides an opportunity to operationalize transdisciplinary research towards sustainable health development. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and political instability in Myanmar the project has been terminated by the donor, but the protocol will be helpful for potential future implementation of the project in Myanmar and/or elsewhere.
Registration: This trial was registered in the ISRCTN Registry on 31 May 2022 ( https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN78254298 ).
... The ability to recognize the disease is crucial for seeking adequate medical care in a timely fashion [9]. The results of this investigation demonstrated that respondents were knowledgeable of the symptoms of dengue, which correlates with the findings of previous studies in Pakistan [7] and Laos [1]. ...
... Similar findings were found for Myanmar wherein 325 low scores for practices were observed among caregivers with high levels of knowledge [43]. Khun and 326 Manderson et al. [18] suggested that a long-term school-based dengue programme was required to ensure 327 the translation of knowledge into practice. Moreover, selective health messages that are relevant to daily 328 practices should be identified to change knowledge into practice for dengue prevention and control. ...
... Similarly, a school-based dengue control program in Honduras increased knowledge of both the cause of dengue and the vector life cycle, leading to increased participation in controlling larval breeding sites and the consequent reduction of the number of sites 17 . An ethnographic study conducted in eastern Cambodia demonstrated partial adherence in routine education activities and the need for approaches to ensure the translation of knowledge into practice 23 . However, a study among university students in the Philippines showed that students were well aware of the types of mosquito larval habitats but did not participate much in source reduction activities 24 , i.e., school-based interventions are useful to improve knowledge, but not necessarily practices. ...
Background
Dengue is the most common and widespread mosquito-borne arboviral disease globally estimated to cause >390 million infections and >20,000 deaths annually. There are no effective vaccines or preventive drugs. Control of dengue transmission relies primarily on mosquito vector control. Although most vector control methods currently used by national dengue control programs may temporarily reduce mosquito populations, there is little evidence that they affect transmission. There is an urgent need for innovative, participatory, effective and locally adapted approaches for sustainable vector control and monitoring in which students can be particularly relevant contributors and to demonstrate a clear link between vector reduction and dengue transmission reduction, using tools that are inexpensive and easy to use by local communities in a sustainable manner.
Methods
Here we describe a cluster randomized controlled trial to be conducted in 46 school catchment areas in two townships in Yangon, Myanmar. The outcome measures are dengue cases confirmed by rapid diagnostic test in the townships, dengue incidence in schools, entomological indices, knowledge, attitudes and practice, behavior and engagement.
Discussion
The trial involves middle school students that positions them to become actors in dengue knowledge transfer to their communities and take a leadership role in the delivery of vector control interventions and monitoring methods. Following this rationale, we believe that students can become change agents of decentralized vector surveillance and agents of sustainable disease control in line with recent new paradigms in integrated and participatory vector surveillance and control. This provides an opportunity to operationalize transdisciplinary research towards sustainable health development.
Trial registration
ISRCTN78254298, Registered 31 May 2022, https://www.isrctn.com/ISRCTN78254298
Sponsor: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU)
... The relationship between knowledge and attitudes about DHF, it is stated that having good knowledge will certainly show a good attitude as well (10). The attitude of the mother in caring for the child plays an important role as a decision-maker in taking measures to prevent transmission (11). For this reason, the role of nurses is very important in providing support to a mother for knowledge about Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) so that she is motivated in preventing DHF in children. ...
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a viral infectious disease transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito as the main vector and Aedes Albopictus as a potential vector. The knowledge and attitudes of a mother become a benchmark for the mother's awareness of preventing transmission. Efforts to prevent transmission need to be made to reduce the risk of this disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between knowledge and mothers’ attitudes regarding the prevention of dengue fever in children in the work area of the Kawatuna Health Center 2022. The research method used was quantitative using a cross-sectional approach with a population of 35 mothers with children 6-12 years old and the sample used was 25. respondents. The measuring instrument in this study is a questionnaire and the analysis used in univariate and bivariate analysis. The results showed that the level of knowledge of the respondents in the good category, namely 22 respondents (88%), and for attitudes, namely there were 20 respondents (80%) who had a positive attitude, and there was a significant relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers' attitudes about preventing dengue fever in children. 6-12 years old in the work area of the Kawatuna Health Center with a p-value of 0.001 <0.05. Mothers in the work area of the Kawatuna Health Center are in the independent category, and have a positive attitude, and there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the attitude of mothers toward preventing dengue fever
... Prior to the intervention, most of the inappropriate responses were observed on Aedes mosquitoes, their biting time, symptoms, and severe form of dengue, whereas after the delivery of classroom lectures and group activities, there was an increase in correct response rate with regard to dengue. Studies from Cambodia and Sri Lanka reported that the majority of school children were aware of the cause of dengue as "tiger mosquito," and knowledge of its biting time, symptoms, and severe form of dengue improved with group discussions and health education [24,25]. ...
Introduction:
School children are a means to reach and sensitize the community on the prevention of seasonal diseases such as malaria and dengue. The current study aims to determine the impact of school-based educational interventions on the knowledge of students toward the prevention and control of malaria and dengue in higher secondary schools.
Methods:
This pre- and post-intervention study was conducted in three higher secondary schools in Zone IV, North Chennai, from September to December 2021. A total of 284 students in the age group of 13-17 years participated in the study. School-based educational interventions were delivered through PowerPoint-assisted lectures, participatory group activities, and demonstration of mosquito larvae and their control. The impact of the interventions as the change in knowledge level was analyzed using McNemar's test, with a p-value of <0.05.
Results:
Educational interventions led to the improvement in knowledge about malaria symptoms, such as fever (43.7% to 76.1%; p<0.001), chills (45.1% to 82.4%; p<0.001), and headache (46.1% to 86.6%; p<0.001), and the knowledge of Aedes mosquito bites as the cause of dengue transmission enhanced (41.9% to 92.2%; p<0.001). Similarly, there was an increase in knowledge on the identification of vector mosquito breeding sites inside the house (11.9% to 67.9%; p<0.001) and outside the house (10.9% to 69.7%; p<0.001) and mosquito net usage (21.5% to 76.1%; p<0.001) after the interventions.
Conclusion:
School-based educational interventions had a significant impact on enhancing the knowledge on the prevention and control of malaria and dengue among school children. Involving school children can strengthen existing malaria and dengue prevention and control strategies in endemic areas.
