02068nas a2200361   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653000900054653003500063653002400098653001100122653001800133653004200151653002100193653001100214653003300225653001000258653001200268653001500280100001200295700000900307700001100316700000900327700001100336700001500347700001400362245010100376856009000477300001000567490000600577520110900583022001401692       2014                            d10aSchools10aMale10aIntestinal Diseases, Parasitic10aIntestinal Diseases10aHumans10aHelminthiasis10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aHealth Education10aFemale10aCommunicable Disease Control10aChild10aAnimals10aAdolescent1 aBieri F1 aLi Y1 aYuan L1 aHe Y1 aGray D1 aWilliams G1 aMcManus D00aSchool-based health education targeting intestinal worms-further support for integrated control.  uhttp://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/asset?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0002621.PDF  ae26210 v83 a<p>Our report, which describes success in preventing soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections in Chinese schoolchildren through the use of a health education package that includes a 12-minute cartoon, “The Magic Glasses,” may thus prove timely. The results from the cluster randomized intervention trial, conducted in 38 rural Chinese schools and involving 1,718 children, showed that the video-based health education package had 50% efficacy in preventing new STH infections after treatment&nbsp;<a class="ref-tip" href="http://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0002621#pntd.0002621-Bieri1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(60, 99, 175); text-decoration: none; line-height: 18px; font-family: arial;">[2]</a>. This study established proof of principle that health education can indeed increase knowledge and change behavior, resulting in fewer intestinal worm infections. However, we have a ways to go before we can show broad application, and we appreciate that these findings will require further validation in other epidemiological and cultural settings.</p>
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