Assessment of a computer-based Taenia solium health education tool ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake among professionals and their attitudes towards the program2015

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dc.contributor.authorErtel, Rebekka Lund
dc.contributor.authorBraae, Uffe Christian
dc.contributor.authorNgowi, Helena Aminiel
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, Maria Vang
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-25T13:03:33Z
dc.date.available2022-04-25T13:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractHealth education has been recognised as a specific intervention tool for control of Taenia solium taenio- sis/cysticercosis but evaluation of the efficacy of the tool remains. The aim of our study was to assess the effect of a computer-based T. solium health education tool ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake among professionals and investigate attitudes towards the program. The study was carried out between March and May 2014 in Mbeya Region, Tanzania, where T. solium is endemic. The study was a pre and post assessment of a health education tool based on questionnaire surveys and focus group discussions to investigate knowledge and attitudes. A total of 79 study subjects participated in the study including study subjects from both health- and agriculture sector. The health education consisted of 11⁄2 h indi- vidual practice with the computer program. The baseline questionnaire showed an overall knowledge on aspects of acquisition and transmission of T. solium infections (78%), porcine cysticercosis treatment (77%), human tapeworm in general (72%), neurocysticercosis in general (49%), and porcine cysticerco- sis diagnosis (48%). However, there was a lack of knowledge on acquisition of neurocysticercosis (15%), prevention of T. solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (28%), and relation between porcine cysticercosis, human cysticercosis, and taeniosis (32%). Overall, the study subject’s knowledge was significantly improved both immediately after (p = 0.001) and two weeks after (p < 0.001) the health education and knowledge regard- ing specific aspects was significantly improved in most aspects immediately after and two weeks after the health education. The focus group discussions showed positive attitudes towards the program and the study subjects found ‘The Vicious Worm’ efficient, simple, and appealing. The study revealed a good effect of ‘The Vicious Worm’ suggesting that it could be a useful health education tool, which should be further assessed and thereafter integrated in T. solium taeniosis/cysticercosis control.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4038
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.subjectTaenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosisen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectControl toolen_US
dc.subjectPreventionen_US
dc.subjectThe Vicious Wormen_US
dc.titleAssessment of a computer-based Taenia solium health education tool ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake among professionals and their attitudes towards the program2015en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlwww.elsevier.com/locate/actatropicaen_US

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