Author:

• Juliana Maria Trindade Bezerra - BEZERRA, J. M. T. - Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais - Universidade Estadual do Maranhão - <jmt_bezerra@hotmail.com>

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Abstract:

Abstract: This study describes a survey (n=700) carried out in 14 elementary schools in the municipality of Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil. The survey was conducted between July and December 2007 in schools from seven neighborhoods on the outskirts of the western part of the municipality, where for the past three years high densities of Aedes aegypti immatures have been recorded. The students’ knowledge of dengue, its vector, and disease prevention was evaluated by targeted questionnaires. Schools in the Trizidela neighborhood, which has better social and urban conditions than the other neighborhoods, had the students with the most comprehensive knowledge. Educational campaigns are necessary to reinforce behavioral changes of the population, because the existence of breeding sites in the areas examined was mentioned, especially in the Tamarineiro neighborhood. The survey can be used to help guide new educational activities of local teams working with dengue control.

Keywords: Knowledge. Students. Practical Activities. Dengue.

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