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Clinical Trial
. 2002 Aug;17(4):425-33.
doi: 10.1093/her/17.4.425.

Schistosomiasis, helminth infection and health education in Tanzania: achieving behaviour change in primary schools

R Lansdown  1 , A Ledward, A Hall, W Issae, E Yona, J Matulu, M Mweta, C Kihamia, U Nyandindi, D Bundy
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Schistosomiasis, helminth infection and health education in Tanzania: achieving behaviour change in primary schools

R Lansdown et al. Health Educ Res. 2002 Aug.

Abstract

Over a period of one school year a study was carried out into the feasibility and effectiveness of introducing active teaching methods into primary schools in Tanzania with a view to enhancing health education. The Lushoto Enhanced Health Education Project had as a focus personal hygiene with reference to the control of schistosomiasis and helminth infections. When a randomly selected group of children were compared with a comparison group there was evidence of changes in both knowledge and health-seeking behaviour. The passing of messages from children to the community met with mixed results. The observed changes were still evident over 1 year after the project had ended.

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