Educational Interventions to Increase Knowledge of Leptospirosis in Navsari District

Abstract

This study was conducted to create awareness about Leptospirosis, an important zoonotic disease, in two villages of Navsari district using street play and poster exhibition. The pre-intervention assessment revealed poor knowledge scores on various aspect of leptospirosis which significantly improved after intervention (p<0.05). Street play in local language and pictorial posters are effective health educational tools amongst illiterates and repeated use, before the transmission season, for maximum impact.

Keywords

• Leptospirosis
• Street play and poster exhibition
• awareness levels