Autor(es): Khun, Sokrin; Manderson, Lenore

Resumo: Dengue fever continues to be a major public health problem in Cambodia, with significant impact on children. Health education is a major means for prevention and control of the National Dengue Control Program (NDCP), and is delivered to communities and in schools. Drawing on data collected in 2003-2004 as part of an ethnographic study conducted in eastern Cambodia, we explore the approaches used in health education and their effectiveness to control dengue. Community health education is provided through health centre outreach activities and campaigns of the NDCP, but is not systematically evaluated, is under-funded and delivered irregularly; school-based education is restricted in terms of time and lacks follow-up in terms of practical activities for prevention and control. As a result, adherence is partial. We suggest the need for sustained routine education for dengue prevention and control, and the need for approaches to ensure the translation of knowledge into practice.

Palavras-Chave: Fever – Dengue; Hemorrhagic - Fever; Aegypti control program; Aedes aegypti; Risk - Factors; El-Progreso; Puerto Rico; Prevention; Knowledge; Thailand; Infestation

Imprenta: Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, v. 1, n. 3, 2007

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000143

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 2007

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