Exploring the elements of educational intervention for sustainable trachoma prevention programs
- VernacularTitle:持続的なトラコーマ対策で実施された教育的介入の要素の抽出
- Author:
Nanako TERASHITA
1
;
Kumiko NAKANO
2
;
Junko OMORI
2
Author Information
- Keywords: Educational intervention; Sustainability; NTDs; Trachoma; Africa; WASH
- From:Journal of International Health 2022;37(2):77-86
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
- Abstract: Objective To explore and extract the elements of educational intervention from sustainable trachoma prevention programs in developing countries particularly in Africa.Methods Literature review was conducted with the search engine, PubMed, with extracting keywords as “Trachoma, intervention, education, SAFE, hygiene, WASH, sustainable, sustainability, and elimination”. After carefully reading the extracted literature and assessing the sustainability of the interventions conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa, using analytical standpoint determined by the JICA evaluation items on sustainability, the elements of educational interventions were categorized.Result Twenty-two articles were extracted and 10 articles that specifically state effectiveness and contents of intervention were selected for analysis. Five categories with elements of educational intervention were classified as follows: [Education in school age and community], [Intangible and tangible support], [Guidance of constructing latrines], [Guidance on how to use equipment and resources], and [Continuation of knowledge and skill transfer activities].Discussion The results of this study suggested the significance of conducting educational intervention, not only the construction but also the management and maintenance of latrines, and the effectiveness of habituation of hygiene behavior to school children by implementing hygiene education at schools which behavior may also diffuse at home. Challenges remained in trachoma prevention effort who are left out of the support, such as unenrolled children who are unable to receive school hygiene education, and/or those who are inaccessible to clean water.Conclusion Elements for educational intervention in sustainable trachoma prevention were examined in this study. It was shown that continuous holistic efforts should be made for the educational interventions as well as for the improvement of accessibility of clean water and hygiene without leaving people and the least developed countries behind.
