The impact of two education methods on knowledge of schistosomiasis transmission and prevention among schoolchildren in a rural community in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil

The objective of this study was to analyse the effect of using two health education approaches on knowledge of transmission and prevention of schistosomiasis of school children living in a rural endemic area in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The 87 children participating in the study were divide...

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Main Authors: Maria Flávia Gazzinelli, Dener Carlos dos Reis, Helmut Kloos, Gustavo Velásquez-Melendez, Izabela Rocha Dutra, Andréa Gazzinelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000900008