Health education and community participation in the control of urinary schistosomiasis in Ghana.

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dc.contributor.authorAryeetey, M.E.
dc.contributor.authorAholu, C.
dc.contributor.authorWagatsuma, Y.
dc.contributor.authorBentil, G.
dc.contributor.authorNkrumah, F.K.
dc.contributor.authorKojima, S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-12T10:04:20Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-16T12:58:05Z
dc.date.available2013-06-12T10:04:20Z
dc.date.available2017-10-16T12:58:05Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the role of health education and community participation in the control of urinary schistosomiasis in Ghana. The study population included individuals 14 years old and above living in three rural communities drained by the Densu river. Focus group discussions were employed in the pre-intervention and evaluation phases of the study. Meanwhile, interventions include passive and active health education on schistosomiasis and chemotherapeutic treatment with praziquantel. One of the communities served as a control where no health education was employed. The investigation found out that most community members were aware of schistosomiasis, not as a disease but simply as a sign of manhood. Still others associate the condition with eating red sugar cane, sexual intercourse with infected partner and so on. The health education program gave the communities the opportunity to enrich their knowledge on urinary schistosomiasis, its causes, treatment, and prevention. As evidence, hand-dug wells and toilets were constructed and the residents in the communities cleaned riverbanks. Health education also made the people realize that Bilharzia is a curable and preventable public health problem.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAryeetey, M. E., Aholu, C., Wagatsuma, Y., Bentil, G., Nkrumah, F. K., & Kojima, S. (1999). Health education and community participation in the control of urinary schistosomiasis in Ghana. East African Medical Journal, 76(6), 324-329.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://197.255.68.203/handle/123456789/3073
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEast African Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectResearch reporten_US
dc.subjectCommunity participationen_US
dc.subjectHealth educationen_US
dc.subjectPublic Healthen_US
dc.subjectSchistosomiasisen_US
dc.subjectDisease prevention and controlen_US
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen_US
dc.subjectOrganization and administration |en_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectParasitic diseasesen_US
dc.subjectDiseasesen_US
dc.titleHealth education and community participation in the control of urinary schistosomiasis in Ghana.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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