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Health Education Research, Vol. 17, No. 4, 425-433, August 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

Schistosomiasis, helminth infection and health education in Tanzania: achieving behaviour change in primary schools

R. Lansdown, A. Ledward1, A. Hall1, W. Issae2, E. Yona2, J. Matulu3, M. Mweta3, C. Kihamia4, U. Nyandindi5 and D. Bundy1

Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College, Guilford Street, London WC1N 3EH, 1 Imperial College, London SW7, UK, 2 Ministry of Education and Culture, Dar Es Salaam, 3 Tanzanian Institute of Education, Dar Es Salaam, 4 UKUMTA, Ocean Road Hospital, Dar Es Salaam and 5 Ministry of Health, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Over a period of one school year a study was carried out into the feasibility and effectiveness of introducing active teaching methods into primary schools in Tanzania with a view to enhancing health education. The Lushoto Enhanced Health Education Project had as a focus personal hygiene with reference to the control of schistosomiasis and helminth infections. When a randomly selected group of children were compared with a comparison group there was evidence of changes in both knowledge and health-seeking behaviour. The passing of messages from children to the community met with mixed results. The observed changes were still evident over 1 year after the project had ended.


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