Table 2 Comparison of changes in knowledge among school children based on the percentage of correct responses to the questionnaire administered before and after the edutainment activity
Area of knowledge | Responses of school children to the questionnaire | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |||||
Correct (%) | Not correct (%) | Don’t know (%) | Correct (%) | Not correct (%) | Don’t know (%) | |
General knowledge of parasite biology and transmission routes | ||||||
Dogs become infected by Echinococcus by eating cooked sheep offals | 42.2 | 19.0 | 38.8 | 75.4 | 17.9 | 6.7 |
You could get infected by touching your dog's feces | 65.8 | 15.3 | 18.9 | 89.7 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
Prevention strategies | ||||||
Washing fruits and vegetables well keeps you protected from the parasite | 81.7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 95.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
There is no medicine for dogs against Echinococcus | 46.3 | 14.8 | 38.8 | 82.7 | 8.0 | 9.3 |
Washing hands after touching a dog can help you not get the parasite | 89.0 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 96.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |