Shadow Puppets and Neglected Diseases: Evaluating a Health Promotion Performance in Rural Indonesia

Shadow Puppets and Neglected Diseases: Evaluating a Health Promotion Performance in Rural Indonesia

‘Rama and the Worm’ is a shadow puppet production targeting neglected diseases in Central Java. It is an entertainment-based intervention study to promote health by reducing the impact of parasitic diseases such as soil-transmitted helminths (STH). The study uses traditional Java...

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Main Authors: Johanna Kurscheid, Dan Bendrups, Joko Susilo, Courtney Williams, Salvador Amaral, Budi Laksono, Donald E. Stewart, Darren J. Gray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
soil-transmitted helminths
health promotion
shadow puppetry
knowledge and behaviours
Indonesia
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/9/2050

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