Abstract
BackgroundMOSKI KIT® is a fun tool designed to interest children for prevention and management of malaria. This study was carried out with the objective to assess the short- and long-term impacts of this tool on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of school children, and on the transmission of the knowledge received at the household level as well.MethodThe study took place in elementary schools in the city centre (with relatively low endemicity) and in the Niayes area (at high risk of anopheline and malaria) in the Dakar region of Senegal. The various schools chosen for this study were divided into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention schools were also divided into two subgroups, a full package subgroup and another partial package. During this study three surveys were conducted, the first one before exposure to the MOSKI KIT®, the second one a week later and the third a year later. For the control schools only one survey was conducted and at the same time than the third for the intervention schools. Two household surveys (a week and a year after exposure) were also conducted for the intervention schools against one for the control schools.ResultsBefore sensitization, the proportion of school children with a grade above or equal to the average was 50% for the complete package subgroup (CPS) and 53% for the partial package subgroup (PPS). A week later, these proportions were 69% and 71%, respectively for the complete and PPSs. A year later, they were 99.4% for the CPS, 98.1% for the PPS and 99.5% for the control group; The number of children who spoke to their parents about malaria was greater in intervention schools than that of control schools. They were 46.63% and 32.58%, respectively in intervention and control schools.ConclusionThe MOSKI KIT, has enabled an increase of the knowledge of school children about malaria in the short term and favoured its retention in the long term. However, its impact was not felt on their attitudes and practices.
Highlights
MOSKI KIT® is a fun tool designed to interest children for prevention and management of malaria
A year later, they were 99.4% for the complete package subgroup (CPS), 98.1% for the partial package subgroup (PPS) and 99.5% for the control group; The number of children who spoke to their parents about malaria was greater in intervention schools than that of control schools
Its impact was not felt on their attitudes and practices
Summary
MOSKI KIT® is a fun tool designed to interest children for prevention and management of malaria. The MOSKIKIT® is a didactic and fun tool that addresses several themes on malaria, such as: ’How do you get malaria?’ ’How do you prevent mosquito bites?’ ’How to fight against mosquitoes?’ ’How to recognize malaria and treat it?’ The MOSKI-KIT® is composed of the "MOSKI IMAGES®", the "MOSKI CARD®", the "MOSKI GAME®", a "teacher’s book", and illustrated wall supports (a weight chart and a poster). It is primarily intended for primary school children, from grade 3 to 6, but can be used with older children and adults. These different stages of the use of this tool can be reinforced with the wall display of a weight chart and a poster allowing a daily reminder of the messages in the classroom
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