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| Title |
Development and testing of Schisto and Ladders™, an innovative health educational game for control of schistosomiasis in schoolchildren
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2545-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Cynthia Uchechukwu Ejike, Akinola Stephen Oluwole, Hammed Oladeji Mogaji, Adebiyi Abdulhakeem Adeniran, Oladimeji Michael Alabi, Uwem Friday Ekpo |
| Abstract |
Schistosomiasis remains a public health problem in many regions of the world, including Nigeria. Current control strategy involves mass drug administration with praziquantel to the endemic population. To complement and sustain on-going preventive chemotherapy, we developed a health educational game named Schisto and Ladders™ and tested its potential for the control of schistosomiasis among schoolchildren living in Imala-Odo, a highly endemic community near Abeokuta, Nigeria. One hundred school children were randomly selected and divided into intervention and control groups through balloting. Their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) concerning schistosomiasis transmission, control and prevention were assessed using structured questionnaires. Schisto and Ladders™ game were given to the intervention group and the popular Snake and Ladders™ game to the control group. Both games were played for 2 months under the supervision of their class teachers. A post-KAP assessment was carried out in both groups, including focus group discussions (FGDs) to investigate knowledge and the impact of the games. Knowledge about urinary schistosomiasis and its transmission significantly improved (P = 0.000) in the intervention group (68.0%) compared to the control group (8.0%). FGDs showed that the frequency of visits to dam water also significantly reduced (P = 0.048) in the intervention group (18.0%) compared to the control group (40.0%). There was a significant increase in knowledge regarding risk behaviours, prevention and control of schistosomiasis among the intervention group, but no new knowledge gained in the control group. This study demonstrates the potential of the health education game Schisto and Ladders™ for teaching basic health education and promoting behavioural changes among schoolchildren in endemic communities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 29 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 17% |
| Nigeria | 5 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Ghana | 1 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Cameroon | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 13 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 55% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 17% |
| Scientists | 5 | 17% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 10% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 123 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 123 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 19% |
| Researcher | 18 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 11% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 15% |
| Unknown | 38 | 31% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 6% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 20% |
| Unknown | 44 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 21. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 October 2019.
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#1,599,609
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Research Notes
#182
of 4,300 outputs
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#32,510
of 317,376 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#7
of 129 outputs
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