Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials
ABSTRACTCommunities’ knowledge and management strategies are crucial for mitigating and controlling the threat of existing and emerging diseases. In this study, we conducted randomised control trials (RCT) to examine the impact of health education on households’ knowledge and management of three Arb...
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| author | Paul Nyamweya Nyangau Jonathan Makau Nzuma Patrick Irungu Sandra Junglen Menale Kassie |
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| description | ABSTRACTCommunities’ knowledge and management strategies are crucial for mitigating and controlling the threat of existing and emerging diseases. In this study, we conducted randomised control trials (RCT) to examine the impact of health education on households’ knowledge and management of three Arboviral Diseases (ADs); Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya fever, and Dengue fever in Kenya. The study was based on a sample of 629 households drawn from the three of Kenya’s AD hotspot counties; Baringo, Kwale, and Kilifi. Employing a difference-in-difference method, our findings indicate that health education intervention significantly improved households’ understanding of ADs transmission modes, causes, and prevention strategies. However, this intervention did not sufficiently influence households’ disease management behaviour. We recommend the implementation of community engagement and outreach initiatives which have the potential to drive behavioural changes at the household level, thus enhancing the management and control of ADs in Kenya. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-311388869c76460da7ba9a97ccf22dce2023-10-30T10:04:43ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Public Health1744-16921744-17062023-01-0118110.1080/17441692.2023.2274436Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trialsPaul Nyamweya Nyangau0Jonathan Makau Nzuma1Patrick Irungu2Sandra Junglen3Menale Kassie4Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaBerlin Institute of Health, Institute of Virology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Free University Berlin, Humboldt-University Berlin, Berlin, GermanyInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), Nairobi, KenyaABSTRACTCommunities’ knowledge and management strategies are crucial for mitigating and controlling the threat of existing and emerging diseases. In this study, we conducted randomised control trials (RCT) to examine the impact of health education on households’ knowledge and management of three Arboviral Diseases (ADs); Rift Valley fever, Chikungunya fever, and Dengue fever in Kenya. The study was based on a sample of 629 households drawn from the three of Kenya’s AD hotspot counties; Baringo, Kwale, and Kilifi. Employing a difference-in-difference method, our findings indicate that health education intervention significantly improved households’ understanding of ADs transmission modes, causes, and prevention strategies. However, this intervention did not sufficiently influence households’ disease management behaviour. We recommend the implementation of community engagement and outreach initiatives which have the potential to drive behavioural changes at the household level, thus enhancing the management and control of ADs in Kenya.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17441692.2023.2274436Health educationarboviral diseasesrandomised control trialsKenya |
| spellingShingle | Paul Nyamweya Nyangau Jonathan Makau Nzuma Patrick Irungu Sandra Junglen Menale Kassie Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials Global Public Health Health education arboviral diseases randomised control trials Kenya |
| title | Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials |
| title_full | Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials |
| title_fullStr | Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials |
| title_short | Health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: Evidence from randomised control trials |
| title_sort | health education impact on knowledge and management of arboviral diseases in kenya evidence from randomised control trials |
| topic | Health education arboviral diseases randomised control trials Kenya |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17441692.2023.2274436 |
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