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. 2012 Dec;87(6):972-8.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0375.

A systematic review of preventive health educational videos targeting infectious diseases in schoolchildren

Franziska A Bieri  1 , Darren J Gray, Giovanna Raso, Yue-Sheng Li, Donald P McManus
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A systematic review of preventive health educational videos targeting infectious diseases in schoolchildren

Franziska A Bieri et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

We conducted a systematic review of preventive health educational videos targeting infectious diseases in schoolchildren to formulate recommendations for establishing an evidence base for future studies. We included studies that evaluated interventions involving video-based health education in schools to improve knowledge and attitudes and to change behavior regarding different infections. The majority of the 11 studies we reviewed concluded that videos were well received by schools, teachers, and children, and are promising and effective health education tools, having a positive impact on knowledge and attitudes. However, there is a pressing need for more standardized, high-quality studies to draw evidence-based conclusions on the value of educational videos targeting infectious diseases. Therefore, we provide a descriptive summary of the results and make recommendations for studies using preventive educational videos targeting infectious diseases in schoolchildren on the basis of our experiences gained in a video-based cluster randomized trial.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure: None of the authors has any potential conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Flow chart for selection of articles on preventive educational videos targeting schoolchildren included in the review. N.A. = not applicable.
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Figure 2.
Effectiveness of the video-based interventions.
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