Measuring the Impact of Health Education Modules in Cameroon, West Africa

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ID19461877
AuthorsPaulette A Chaponniere (0000-0002-1629-8935, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA), Susan M Cherup (Hope College, Holland, MI, USA), Susan Cherup (Hope College), Lillie Lodge (Raleigh, NC, USA)
Year2013
Volume24
Issue3
Pages254-262
Publication date2013-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Transcultural Nursing (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1043-6596 • E-ISSN: 1552-7832
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1043659613481625
PMID23765564
OpenAlexW2124481980
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Each year, more than two million people die from diarrhea-associated diseases. Although there is a global need for safe drinking water, culturally appropriate health teaching is essential to behavior change. This study evaluated the impact of a health education program in a small rural community in Cameroon. Flash cards and a modified version of the CDC-KPC 2000 survey were used to collect data in 57 homes. Children who lived in households with working Manz BioSand filters were less likely to have had diarrhea in the 2 weeks prior to the evaluation. There remained a gap between health knowledge and healthy behaviors for hand hygiene and malaria prevention. This gap was significant in the diarrheal treatment (McNemar’s test, p

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