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Impact of child to child programme on knowledge, attitude practice regarding diarrhoea among rural school children

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Walvekar, P. R., V. A. Naik, et al. (2006). "Impact of child to child programme on knowledge, attitude practice regarding diarrhoea among rural school children." Indian Journal of Community Medicine 31(2): 56-59.

Background: In India almost 74% of people live in rural areas. It is observed that because of illiteracy, poverty, ignorance, misconception and superstition people of rural areas have developed undesirable health attitudes and practices. About 30-50% of rural school children suffer from many morbidities like anaemia, worm infestation, under nutrition and dental caries. The vast population in the rural area could be approached through Child to Child programme, for giving health education to protect against common illnesses like diarrhoea, anaemia malnutrition etc.

Objectives: To assess the impact of Child-to-Child programme in increasing the knowledge, change in the attitude and practice with respect to diarrhoea among rural school children.

Study design: Controlled trial.

Setting: Government primary school of Mastmaradi and Shindoli village of district Belgaum, Karnataka.

Participants: VI standard students of Mastmaradi primary school as study group and Vl standard students of Shindoli School as control group. Study period: June 2000 to October 2001. Statistical analysis: Wilcoxon's signed ranking test Results: Child-to-Child program had made significant improvement in the knowledge, change in the attitude and practice of study group students after the intervention when compared to control group students.