A Study on factors affecting DHF prevention and control in secondary school
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2010-02-04
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Journal of the Vector - Borne Diseases
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The objectives of this study were to identify the factors affecting DHF prevention and control in secondary schools. The questionnaires were designed for directors, health teachers and students in secondary schools. The questionnaires were sent to 731 schools but only 438 schools (60%) responded to send back. The results showed that the attitude of directors and health teachers to DHF prevention and control in schools was very good (79.1 % and 90.4 %, respectively). The factors include, education level, duration of working at school, duration of working as a health teacher, perception and attitude to DHF prevention, highly affect to success in DHF prevention and control in schools. In conclusion, dengue prevention programme by School base approach is an advantage implementation because of the implantation of health behavior since childhood years , and still effective in practice in both of household and the school level. The important strategy for the success is the activity creation for the school executive and experienced school health teacher to be a heir and will be supported necessary equipment supply, such as , the media education about the prevention and disease control which the students can apply to use in their life.
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Journal of the Vector - Borne Diseases; Vol. 4 No. 2 July - December 2007; 12-21