Efectos de una intervención educativa para fomentar el conocimiento y buenas prácticas relacionadas con la prevención de dengue en escolares de Barranquilla
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2025
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Rosania Acuña, Yisella Beatriz
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Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
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Objetivo: Analizar los efectos de una intervención educativa para fomentar el
conocimiento, las actitudes y las practicas relacionadas con la prevención del
dengue en escolares en Barranquilla Colombia durante el segundo semestre de
2024.
Materiales y Métodos: El presente estudio es un ensayo de campo con enfoque
cuantitativo, cuasi experimental, en el cual se evaluó el impacto de una intervención
educativa a través de una encuesta de conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas (CAP)
sobre el dengue la cual se aplicó antes (pre-test) y después (post-test) de la
intervención. El instrumento tipo selección múltiple, involucró aspectos clave del
virus, forma de transmisión, el vector, hábitos de éste y medidas de control
individuales y comunitarias. La intervención educativa aplicada durante un mes a
estudiantes entre 9 y12 años se tituló “Los Héroes de la Cuadra” y consistió en un
material conformado por tres cuentos y actividades interactivas diseñadas para
promover buenas prácticas en la prevención del dengue, fomentando el aprendizaje
y la adopción de comportamientos preventivos entre los escolares.
Conclusiones: Estos hallazgos resaltan la importancia de promover
investigaciones de esta índole en otras escuelas del departamento del Atlántico con
el fin de contribuir al manejo y control del dengue en la comunidad tanto en el ámbito
escolar como fuera de este, entendiendo el rol de los escolares dentro de la familia
como entes replicadores.
Objective: To analyze the effects of an educational intervention on enhancing knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue prevention among schoolchildren in Barranquilla, Colombia, during the second semester of 2024. Materials and methods: This study is a field trial with a quantitative, quasi experimental design, aimed at evaluating the impact of an educational intervention through a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey on dengue, which was administered both before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the intervention. The multiple-choice questionnaire addressed key aspects of the virus, its mode of transmission, the vector, its habits, and individual and community-level control measures. The educational intervention, conducted over the course of one month with students aged 9 to 12 years, was titled 'The Neighborhood Heroes' and consisted of a set of three stories and interactive activities designed to promote good practices in dengue prevention, encouraging learning and the adoption of preventive behaviors among schoolchildren. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of promoting similar research in other schools across the Department of Atlántico, with the aim of contributing to the management and control of dengue both within and beyond the school environment, recognizing the role of schoolchildren as replicators of knowledge and practices within their families.
Objective: To analyze the effects of an educational intervention on enhancing knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding dengue prevention among schoolchildren in Barranquilla, Colombia, during the second semester of 2024. Materials and methods: This study is a field trial with a quantitative, quasi experimental design, aimed at evaluating the impact of an educational intervention through a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey on dengue, which was administered both before (pre-test) and after (post-test) the intervention. The multiple-choice questionnaire addressed key aspects of the virus, its mode of transmission, the vector, its habits, and individual and community-level control measures. The educational intervention, conducted over the course of one month with students aged 9 to 12 years, was titled 'The Neighborhood Heroes' and consisted of a set of three stories and interactive activities designed to promote good practices in dengue prevention, encouraging learning and the adoption of preventive behaviors among schoolchildren. Conclusions: These findings highlight the importance of promoting similar research in other schools across the Department of Atlántico, with the aim of contributing to the management and control of dengue both within and beyond the school environment, recognizing the role of schoolchildren as replicators of knowledge and practices within their families.
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Educación en salud, Prevención de enfermedades, Vectores, Enfermedades transmitidas por vectores, Conocimientos, Actitudes y prácticas en salud, Niño
