Schistosomiasis Representation Of Community
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1. The impact of two education methods on knowledge of schistosomiasis transmission and prevention among schoolchildren in a rural community in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil
The objective of this study was to analyse the effect of using two health education approaches on knowledge of transmission and prevention of schistosomiasis of school children living in a rural endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The 87 children participating in the study were divided into three groups based on gender, age and presence or abs
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2006-10
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2. Social representations of the sewage system in the control of schistosomiasis in PoÃo Comprido - Macaparana, Pernambuco, Brazil / RepresentaÃÃes sociais do sistema de esgotamento sanitÃrio no controle da esquistossomose em PoÃo Comprido Macaparana - Pernambuco
Effective schistosomiasis control requires the conscious participation of the community, as established by the World Health Organization (WHO, 1994). The quality and degree of participation in the control of the endemic depend on community perceptions of living conditions. Such perceptions are based on the beliefs, attitudes, experiences and common sense wis
Publicado em: 2003