Non-formal education for schistosomiasis prevention: the experience of the Museu Arqueológico de Central, Bahia, Brazil

Non-formal education for schistosomiasis prevention: the experience of the Museu Arqueológico de Central, Bahia, Brazil

The activities described here form part of an extensive programme in place in the Região Arqueológica de Central, state of Bahia, Brazil. After malacological and socio-environmental surveys in the area, a strategy comprising formal and non-formal education with an emphasis on schistosomiasis prevent...

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Main Authors: Andreia Alves Soares, Silvana Carvalho Thiengo, Marilene de Sá Cadei, Martha Locks, Maria Beltrão, Monica Ammon Fernandez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2006-10-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
schistosomiasis mansoni
health education
freshwater snails
Bahia
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000900017

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