Bartlett-Healy et al.1515 Bartlett-Healy K, Hamilton G, Healy S, Crepeau T, Unlu I, Farajollahi A. Fonseca D, Gaugler R, Clark GG, Strickman D. Source reduction behavior as an independent measurement of the impact of a public health education campaign in an integrated vector management program for the Asian tiger mosquito. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2011; 8:1358-1367./ United States/ 2011 |
Experimental/ English |
The study involved three communities. Teachers in one community were given education materials and instructed how to present lessons. The children who participated in the study received take-home ovitraps to collect mosquito eggs and instructions on how to count eggs and upload data to an Internet site with different computer games. In the second community, the activity was directed at adults, who received educational brochures over the course of the spring and summer. A third community did not receive any interventions |
There were no significant differences in source reduction behavior for those individuals receiving education and those not receiving education. However, there was a significant difference in source reduction behavior in those receiving education in the Monmouth county site |
Cáceres-Manrique et al.1616 Cáceres-Manrique FM, Angulo-Silva MP, Vesga-Gómez C. Eficacia de la movilización y la participación social para la apropiación o "empoderamiento" (sic.) (empowerment) de las medidas de control del dengue, Comuna Norte, Bucaramanga, 2008-2009. Biomedica 2010; 30:539-550./ Colombia/ 2010 |
Experimental/ Spanish |
The study was conducted in four districts. Two received interventions and two were controls. The intervention consisted of home visits to investigate knowledge, practices and population adherence. Subsequently, community leaders received training on vector surveillance, prevention and control |
The intervention was effective. Larval index and dengue prevalence decreased by 20% and 4.5%, respectively, in the intervention sites. Larval index and dengue prevalence in the control site were 15.9% and 6.7%, respectively |
Contreras et al.11 Lopes N, Linhares REC, Nozawa C. Características gerais e epidemiologia dos arbovírus emergentes no Brasil. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude 2014; 5(3):55-64. 77 Luz PM, Vanni T, Medlock J, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment. Lancet 2011; 377(9778):1673-1680./ Cuba/ 2012 |
Quasi-experimental/ Spanish |
The study assessed the impact of a dengue education intervention directed at professionals working with vector control in three communities. The educational strategy consisted of conferences, followed by thematic workshops and the distribution of a brochure to participants. Knowledge was measured before and after the intervention |
The educational strategy was effective in increasing professionals’ knowledge of vector control actions |
Hernández-Suárez and Mendoza-Cano1818 Hernández-Suárez CM, Mendoza-Cano O. Empirical evidence of the effect of school gathering on the dynamics of dengue epidemics. Glob Health Action 2016; 9:28026./ Mexico/ 2016 |
Quasi-experimental/ English |
The intervention consisted of a campaign focused on training elementary school janitors to locate and avoid breeding sites before the start of the school year. Training included talks using slides, followed by visits to typical breeding sites in the school. Talks lasted an average of 2.5 hours |
There was a 45% reduction in dengue incidence compared to the previous year in the schools where janitors received training |
Silva et al.11 Lopes N, Linhares REC, Nozawa C. Características gerais e epidemiologia dos arbovírus emergentes no Brasil. Rev Pan-Amaz Saude 2014; 5(3):55-64. 99 Batista G, Thomé RCA, Pastore DH, Arruda EF, Dias CM, Yang HM. Modelagem do Aedes aegypti utilizando a bactéria Wolbachia como agente de controle. XLIX Simpósio Brasileiro de Pesquisa Operacional; 2017 ago 27-30; Blumenau-SC, Brasil./ Brazil/ 2013 |
Quasi-experimental/ Portuguese |
The study was conducted in public schools and houses. Home visits were made by the researchers and endemic disease control agents to observe the situation in yards and fill in a checklist. Based on this information, the researchers defined education actions for schools to increase student knowledge of vector prevention and control, drawing on the principles of meaningful learning. Education actions included the following: classes given by the researchers; distribution of the preventive resource “Evidengue®” and an informational brochure. After the education actions, the researchers made another two home visits to observe the situation in yards and adherence to Evidengue®, once again filling out the checklist |
The intervention demonstrated potential for vector control. In the first visit, 89.3% of homes had container habitats. At the second and third visits after the intervention, the number of homes with container habitats reduced to 70.0% and 68.0%, respectively |
Torres et al.2020 Torres JL, Ordóñez JG, Vázquez-Martínez MG. Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre el dengue en las escuelas primarias de Tapachula, Chiapas, México. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2014; 35(3):214-218./ Mexico/ 2014 |
Quasi-experimental/ Spanish |
The study assessed an educational intervention with 3,124 students (1,562 participated in educational activities and the rest comprised the control group). A survey was conducted to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices before and after the educational strategy. The strategy consisted of a 60-minute talk focusing on the participation of students in self-care and vector prevention and control. The strategy included the observation of real eggs, larvae, pupae and adults and a walk around the school yard to identify and record the types of containers that provide ideal breeding sites |
The knowledge, attitudes and practices of the students who participated in educational activities improved significantly, showing a statistically significant difference in all items when compared to the control group |