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A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/62905 A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village Steyn, Miemsie G. ondine.schubart@up.ac.za Kruger, Taneshka Schubart, Ondine Chantal Health education Malaria awareness Situation analysis Malaria UCTD Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017. Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito in many tropical and subtropical regions. This disease kills more 500 000 people annually, yet these deaths can be prevented if malaria is diagnosed timeously and treated effectively. Despite many initiatives to fight this disease, the incidence of malaria remains high in the Mutale Municipality in the Limpopo Province where the majority of malaria cases have been diagnosed over the past decade. This study aimed to explore the current status of health education for the prevention and control of malaria in primary schools in the Ha-Makuya Village, Vhembe District in the Mutale Municipality. The possible existence of educational strategies in place to promote malaria awareness in schools was investigated. It was assumed that strategies such as collaboration between the Departments of Health and Education on health education, and policy provision on the topic could lead to children learning about malaria prevention and control, and in turn, inform their parents, leading to the broader community practicing preventive measures, leading to the reduction and eventual elimination of malaria in endemic areas. A qualitative research approach was employed in this study, informed by the interprevist paradigm, using a case study. Data was collected through interviews with relevant stakeholders in this matter, such as principals, teachers, nurses and a district official, in order to gain an understanding of their views on and perception of this disease, and to gauge their knowledge on practices to promote malaria awareness through health education. Existing policies were also analysed to examine possible content on this matter. It was found that even though some of the stakeholders’ knowledge on malaria-related issues was lacking, their attitude towards prevention strategies was positive. It was further found that, even though some effort was being made to work together, collaboration between the stakeholders was at best tenuous. Policy was also found to be lacking on provisions for the successful implementation of health education programmes for the prevention and control of malaria in schools. Recommendations to address these issues were made to the Departments of Health and Education, principals, teachers, policy-makers, as well as for further study. dzm2026 Early Childhood Education MEd Unrestricted SDG-03: Good health and well-being SDG-04: Quality education 2017-10-24T09:14:10Z 2017-10-24T09:14:10Z 2017-09-07 2017 Dissertation Schubart, OC 2017, A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62905> S2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62905 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Health education Malaria awareness Situation analysis Malaria UCTD Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title | A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title_full | A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title_fullStr | A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title_full_unstemmed | A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title_short | A situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the Ha-Makuyu Village |
| title_sort | situation analysis of health education for young children to promote prevention and control of malaria in the ha makuyu village |
| topic | Health education Malaria awareness Situation analysis Malaria UCTD Education theses SDG-03 Education theses SDG-04 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62905 |