Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast

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Introduction. In Avia Terai city, in Northeast of Argentina, a local program of Prevention and Control of Chagas disease was developed, guided by the principles of Primary Health Care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the change in knowledge regarding Chagas disease after the implementati...

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Autores principales: Genero, Sebastian, Zorzo, Liliana Raquel, Chaparro, Raul Martin
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología 2018
Materias:
chagas disease
health education
program evaluation
community participation
enfermedad de chagas
educación en salud
evaluación de programas y proyectos de salud
participación de la comunidad
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/20004
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Revistas de la UNC de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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topic chagas disease
health education
program evaluation
community participation
enfermedad de chagas
educación en salud
evaluación de programas y proyectos de salud
participación de la comunidad
spellingShingle chagas disease
health education
program evaluation
community participation
enfermedad de chagas
educación en salud
evaluación de programas y proyectos de salud
participación de la comunidad
Genero, Sebastian
Zorzo, Liliana Raquel
Chaparro, Raul Martin
Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
topic_facet chagas disease
health education
program evaluation
community participation
enfermedad de chagas
educación en salud
evaluación de programas y proyectos de salud
participación de la comunidad
author Genero, Sebastian
Zorzo, Liliana Raquel
Chaparro, Raul Martin
author_facet Genero, Sebastian
Zorzo, Liliana Raquel
Chaparro, Raul Martin
author_sort Genero, Sebastian
title Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
title_short Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
title_full Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
title_fullStr Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
title_full_unstemmed Impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of Chagas disease in a population of the Argentine Northeast
title_sort impact of an educational program related to basic knowledge of chagas disease in a population of the argentine northeast
description Introduction. In Avia Terai city, in Northeast of Argentina, a local program of Prevention and Control of Chagas disease was developed, guided by the principles of Primary Health Care. The objective of this study was to evaluate the change in knowledge regarding Chagas disease after the implementation of the strategy of Information, Education and Social Communication component of the local program in the urban area of Avia Terai in 2012. Methods. A cross-sectional design was used in two moments. A multistage sampling was carried out. The unit of analysis corresponded to heads of household of the selected house. A questionnaire adapted from Sanmartino and Crocco was used, which includes 3 dimensions and 15 basic knowledge referring to Chagas disease. Results. 609 residents were surveyed. Regarding the level of basic knowledge about Chagas disease, in level III an increase was observed in 2012 with respect to the previous year, from 56.6% to 66.2% (p> 0.0001). While regarding the congenital transmission, a decrease in the proportion of correct responses was observed. Conclusion. After the implementation of a local program of information, education and social communication, an increase in basic knowledge about Chagas disease was observed.
publisher Universidad Nacional Cba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Secretaria de Ciencia y Tecnología
publishDate 2018
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/med/article/view/20004
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