One-year impact of behavioural interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge,attitude and practices of primary schoolchildren in Pemba,Tanzania  

作　　者：Naomi C.Ndum Lydia Trippler Sarah O.Najim Anisa S.Ali Jan Hattendorf Shaali M.Ame Fatma Kabole Jürg Utzinger Said M.Ali Stefanie Knopp 

机构地区：[1]Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute,Allschwil,Switzerland [2]University of Basel,Basel,Switzerland [3]Public Health Laboratory-Ivo de Carneri,Pemba,United Republic of Tanzania [4]Ministry of Health,Zanzibar,United Republic of Tanzania

出　　处：《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》2024年第6期98-99,共2页贫困所致传染病(英文)

基　　金：Funding for the study has been obtained from the Swiss National Science Foundation(SNSF;Bern,Switzerland)via a PRIMA grant to Stefanie Knopp(PR00P3_179753).Naomi C.Ndum is funded by a personal stipend from the Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships(ESKAS)programme and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute(Swiss TPH);The funding sources had no role in the design and execution of this study,analyses and interpretation of the data,or decision to submit the manuscript for publication.

摘　　要：Background Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are goals set by the World Health Organization for 2030.Behaviour change communication(BCC),coupled with other interventions,is considered an essential measure to reduce the transmission of Schistosoma infection.Focusing on elimination,we assessed the 1-year impact of BCC interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge,attitude and practices(KAP)of schoolchildren in hotspot schools versus low-prevalence schools that did not receive the interventions.Methods School-based cross-sectional surveys were implemented in 16 schools on Pemba Island,Tanzania,in 2020 and 2022,respectively.The schistosomiasis-related KAP were assessed in children attending grades 3-5,using pre-tested questionnaires.Between the surveys,in 2021,children from hotspot schools were exposed to BCC interven-tions.The difference in mean knowledge and attitude scores,respectively,between schoolchildren from hotspot and low-prevalence schools during the survey in 2022 was determined with a linear mixed-effect model.Results In the five hotspot schools that received BCC interventions,315 children participated in the survey in 2020 and 349 in 2022.There was a 21.0%increase in children with moderate knowledge and a 13.8%decrease in no knowl-edge;a 8.3%increase in good attitude and a 19.2%decrease in poor attitude;3.4%and 3.2%fewer children reported to use waterbodies for washing clothes or body,respectively.In the 11 low-prevalence schools without BCC interven-tions,778 children participated in 2020 and 732 in 2022.The percentage of children with poor knowledge(56.4%and 63.1%)and poor attitude(55.3%and 53.1%)remained relatively stable from 2020 to 2022,but 4.9%and 3.0%less children reported to use waterbodies for washing clothes or their body,respectively.In 2022,the difference in mean knowledge scores was 0.8[95%confidence interval(CI):0.5-1.1]and the difference in mean attitude scores was 0.6(95%CI:0.4-0.7)between children in hotspo

关 键 词：ATTITUDE Behaviour change communication Control ELIMINATION INTERVENTION Knowledge PRACTICES SCHISTOSOMIASIS Tanzania 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]