Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China
Abstract Background Helminthiases have placed a huge burden of disease on the population in China. However, widespread control activities have led to significant achievements. As health education has been widely disseminated and plays an important role in the control and elimination of these disease...
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| author | Men-Bao Qian Chang-Hai Zhou Hui-Hui Zhu Ting-Jun Zhu Ji-Lei Huang Ying-Dan Chen Xiao-Nong Zhou |
| author_facet | Men-Bao Qian Chang-Hai Zhou Hui-Hui Zhu Ting-Jun Zhu Ji-Lei Huang Ying-Dan Chen Xiao-Nong Zhou |
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| description | Abstract Background Helminthiases have placed a huge burden of disease on the population in China. However, widespread control activities have led to significant achievements. As health education has been widely disseminated and plays an important role in the control and elimination of these diseases, we collected health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China. We analyzed their characteristics and assessed their quality. Methods Firstly, health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases were collected from a diverse range of organizations. Secondly, the expert brainstorming and Delphi methods were applied to establish an evaluation system, which was then used to assess the collected products systematically. Those deemed excellent were awarded. Characteristics – including type, source, targeted disease(s), targeted population, and languages – of the collected products and the awarded products were presented here. Results In total, 96 health education products on helminthiases were collected from 53 organizations. Most products belonged to either the graphic design (47) or daily-use (24) category. Seventy were collected from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 20 from institutes or control stations of parasitic diseases, primarily at the provincial and county levels. Regarding disease targets of the products, 67 focused on a single helminthiasis, 25 on multiple helminthiases, and the remaining four on non-specific diseases. Of the 67 single helminthiasis-focused products, most targeted schistosomiasis (37), followed by echinococcosis (16). The majority of products (79) targeted the general population, while 11 targeted students specifically. Regarding languages, 86 products were only in Chinese, while the other ten were in both Chinese and the minority languages of China. Out of these ten products, one targeted schistosomiasis and the other nine targeted echinococcosis. Thirty-four products were awarded. The characteristics of the awarded products were similar to those of the collected products. Conclusions A diverse range of health education products have been designed and applied for the prevention and control of helminthiases in China. Many products have good features such as specifying the targeted diseases and populations. However, there are significant gaps in terms of both the quantity and quality of products pertaining to some of the diseases. Experiences from the awarded products could be drawn upon to design more products aimed at a range of different helminthiases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70d14dc1e71c4718956640ae7d2e94bb2022-12-22T02:51:21ZengBMCInfectious Diseases of Poverty2049-99572019-03-01811810.1186/s40249-019-0531-yAssessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in ChinaMen-Bao Qian0Chang-Hai Zhou1Hui-Hui Zhu2Ting-Jun Zhu3Ji-Lei Huang4Ying-Dan Chen5Xiao-Nong Zhou6National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionNational Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionAbstract Background Helminthiases have placed a huge burden of disease on the population in China. However, widespread control activities have led to significant achievements. As health education has been widely disseminated and plays an important role in the control and elimination of these diseases, we collected health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China. We analyzed their characteristics and assessed their quality. Methods Firstly, health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases were collected from a diverse range of organizations. Secondly, the expert brainstorming and Delphi methods were applied to establish an evaluation system, which was then used to assess the collected products systematically. Those deemed excellent were awarded. Characteristics – including type, source, targeted disease(s), targeted population, and languages – of the collected products and the awarded products were presented here. Results In total, 96 health education products on helminthiases were collected from 53 organizations. Most products belonged to either the graphic design (47) or daily-use (24) category. Seventy were collected from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 20 from institutes or control stations of parasitic diseases, primarily at the provincial and county levels. Regarding disease targets of the products, 67 focused on a single helminthiasis, 25 on multiple helminthiases, and the remaining four on non-specific diseases. Of the 67 single helminthiasis-focused products, most targeted schistosomiasis (37), followed by echinococcosis (16). The majority of products (79) targeted the general population, while 11 targeted students specifically. Regarding languages, 86 products were only in Chinese, while the other ten were in both Chinese and the minority languages of China. Out of these ten products, one targeted schistosomiasis and the other nine targeted echinococcosis. Thirty-four products were awarded. The characteristics of the awarded products were similar to those of the collected products. Conclusions A diverse range of health education products have been designed and applied for the prevention and control of helminthiases in China. Many products have good features such as specifying the targeted diseases and populations. However, there are significant gaps in terms of both the quantity and quality of products pertaining to some of the diseases. Experiences from the awarded products could be drawn upon to design more products aimed at a range of different helminthiases.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-019-0531-yHealth educationHealth education productHelminthiasisEvaluationChina |
| spellingShingle | Men-Bao Qian Chang-Hai Zhou Hui-Hui Zhu Ting-Jun Zhu Ji-Lei Huang Ying-Dan Chen Xiao-Nong Zhou Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China Infectious Diseases of Poverty Health education Health education product Helminthiasis Evaluation China |
| title | Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China |
| title_full | Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China |
| title_short | Assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in China |
| title_sort | assessment of health education products aimed at controlling and preventing helminthiases in china |
| topic | Health education Health education product Helminthiasis Evaluation China |
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