Model developing a school-based for dengue prevention and control 5 pilot school at Nakhon Si Thammarat Province

Abstract

This participatory action research. The purpose of this research is to assess the dengue problem solution in schools that model development of dengue prevention and control in schools and evaluation after trial model. Applying participatory action research in 4 steps; assess the situation with group discussions with teachers, school director. Developing a model by meeting with a group of teachers, school director and community leaders designed activities, try it out and assess the using of patterns from activity and continuity. Assess the differences before and after using the model based on the dengue knowledge of the students and caregivers using t- test statistic. Follow up and evaluation:  the index of mosquito larvae at home and school analyze with descriptive statistics; percentage. 

The results of this study reflect the dengue problem solution in schools. There are different perceptions of problems and solutions in the context of the school. The development model was designed with 12 activities after the model trial. Classification of activity and continuity of finding a small school had a high and a moderate level of practice. Medium-sized schools have a low level of practice. The mean score of dengue knowledge among students and caregivers before and after using the model was significantly different (P<0.05). The index of larvae was found less than before operation.

The Developing for Dengue Prevention and Control can be applied in the context of schools and communities, with emphasis on participation at school, home, and community.