Intestinal helminthiasis and malnutrition. Hygiene education for teachers Benghis, Cameroon
Section: LEARNING TO TEACH
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Ayuso Yuste A. Helmintiasis intestinales y desnutrición. Educación en higiene para los profesores de Benghis, Camerún. Educare21 2011; 76. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de mayo de 2011]. URL disponible en: http://www.educare21.net
Authors
Alba Ayuso Yuste
Position
Alumna de la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad Europea de Madrid.
Contact email: alba.ayuso@yahoo.es
Abstract
How much is a life worth? Most of us would sacrifice much in order to save the life of one child. However, our priorities are not the same worldwide. In the world, on average, more than 26,000 children under five years of age die every day and almost all of these deaths occur in the developing world or, more precisely, in 60 developing countries.
Malnutrition, which deprives the children’s body and brain of the nutrients needed for growth and development, is the underlying cause of up to 50% of deaths of children under five years of age.1
There is a relationship between malnutrition and parasitic infections. Infections worsen malnutrition and this increases the severity of infectious diseases.
We present an education intervention project on hygiene for teachers in Benghis, Cameroon.
This project aims to raise awareness among nurses of one of the most important problems and to improve knowledge about a disease unknown to us but of great importance on a global scale, through a health education project (HEP).
The main objective of the HEP is to empower 30 teachers from 30 schools in Cameroon to train children in hygiene, prevention of waterborne diseases, fecal-oral transmission and the proper use of latrines and footwear.
Malnutrition, which deprives the children’s body and brain of the nutrients needed for growth and development, is the underlying cause of up to 50% of deaths of children under five years of age.1
There is a relationship between malnutrition and parasitic infections. Infections worsen malnutrition and this increases the severity of infectious diseases.
We present an education intervention project on hygiene for teachers in Benghis, Cameroon.
This project aims to raise awareness among nurses of one of the most important problems and to improve knowledge about a disease unknown to us but of great importance on a global scale, through a health education project (HEP).
The main objective of the HEP is to empower 30 teachers from 30 schools in Cameroon to train children in hygiene, prevention of waterborne diseases, fecal-oral transmission and the proper use of latrines and footwear.
Keywords:
health education; hygiene practices; malnutrition; parasitic infectionspoverty
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