[A school program for dengue control in Honduras: from knowledge to action]. / Un programa escolar para el control del dengue en Honduras: del conocimiento a la práctica.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
; 31(6): 518-22, 2012 Jun.
Article
en Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22858820
ABSTRACT
The Environmental School Program (PEA, for its Spanish acronym), a dengue control initiative focused on primary schools that took place during 2005-2010 in several cities in Honduras, is described. The environmental health program was designed to increase knowledge and develop skills in the identification and control of Aedes aegypti breeding sites, as well as in water and solid waste management. The results, as measured by behavioral change and reduced larval indices, were satisfactory in the majority of the participating schools. The initiative involved not only children, but also their parents and teachers. In addition to reducing larval indices, PEA was successful in promoting community participation in environmental issues, particularly Aedes control. The inclusion of this educational content in the primary school curriculum in Honduras remains pending.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dengue
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America central
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Honduras
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Panam Salud Publica
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Honduras