Title
To really know the disease: Creating a participatory community education workshop about taenia solium focused on physical, economic, and epidemiologic evidence
Date Issued
01 January 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Beam M.
Spencer A.G.
Atto R.
Camizan R.
Vilchez P.
Muro C.
Pray I.
Garvey B.
Fernandez L.
O'Neal S.E.
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Cysticercosis, caused by Taenia solium, is a neglected disease that causes preventable epilepsy. We conducted an experiential learning workshop in northern Peru to educate community members on T. solium transmission and motivate participation in community-led prevention and control. The workshop included presentation of local economic and epidemiologic data, followed by hands-on participation in pig dissection, group discussion of the T. solium life cycle, and viewing of eggs and nascent tapeworms with light microscopes. Among heads of household, we used community survey data to compare knowledge of the three-stage parasite life cycle at baseline and 2 months postworkshop. Knowledge of the life cycle increased significantly after the workshop, with greater gains for workshop attendees than non-attendees. Prior knowledge and workshop attendance were significant predictors of postworkshop knowledge. The use of local evidence and experiential learning positively affected knowledge of T. solium transmission, laying the foundation for subsequent community-engaged control efforts.
Start page
1490
End page
1493
Volume
100
Issue
6
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Parasitología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85067376516
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
Source funding
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Sponsor(s)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke R01NS080645
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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