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Innovative and Integrative Malaria Education Program in the Tribal Region of India Affected by Falciparum Malaria Lakshmi Karuparthy, Rekha Karuparthy, Malvika Patrachari, Gayatri Patrachari, Satyadev Guthula MBBS, Johnson Raju BSC, Venkateswara Rao Karuparthy MD

Introduction Rampachodavaram,   a   densely   forested   tribal   loca6on,   has   one   of   the   highest  incidence   rates   of   Falciparum  malaria   in   Andhra   Pradesh,   India   [1].   Our   past  inves6ga6ve   surveys   and   fieldwork   recognized   the   lack   of   tribal   malaria  educa6on   as   a   major   factor   in   the   high   prevalence   [2].   To   build   upon   our  findings,   we   conducted   interac6ve   educa6onal   malaria   workshops   for   high  school  students  and  tribal  healthcare  workers.    

Objectives •  To  impassion  students  in  the  tribal  area  to  take  preven6ve  measures  

•  To  develop  effec6ve   interac6ve  educa6onal  workshops   in  order   to   improve  the  knowledge  base  of  the  tribals        

Materials & Methods The  workshop  consisted  of  a  pretest  and  post  test,  a  PowerPoint  presenta6on,  a  3D  graphic  movie  dubbed  into  the  na6vesʼ’  language  (Telugu)  [3],  an  interac6ve  teaching   demonstra6on   of   a   homemade   mosquito   trap   built   with   local  materials,  and  an  open  discussion.  Handouts  were  provided  that  included  a  test,  a  malaria   vocabulary   list,   a   graphic   of   the  malaria   lifecycle,   and   direc6ons   on  how  to  make  the  homemade  mosquito  trap.    

Pictures

References 1  h"p://nvbdcp.gov.in/images/andhra.jpg:  Na6onal  Vector  Borne  Disease  Control  Programme;  2010  

2  h"p://www.malariajournal.com/content/pdf/1475-­‐2875-­‐11-­‐S1-­‐P54.pdf:  Malaria  Journal;  October  2012  

3  h"p://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30iM2H8xYtk:  Fired  Up  From  the  Fever-­‐YouTube;  September  2013  

Website:  firedupfromthefever.wix.com/firedupfromthefever  

Blog:  h`p://firedupfromthefever.blogspot.com/  

Results

Conclusion Sta6s6cally,  there  was  a  4%  increase  in  the  number  of  correct  answers  between  the  pre  and  post  tests  among  the  high  school  students.  However,  no  pa`ern  of  informa6on  reten6on  can  be  found  acer  test  analysis.    

Furthermore,  42.6%  of  the  malaria  health  workers  missed  the  ques6on:  “What  is  malaria?”  This  shows  insufficient  malaria  literacy.    

There  was   an   overwhelming   posi6ve   response   from   the   par6cipants   that   the  program  was  unique  and  comprehensive  in  the  delivery  of  malaria  educa6on.    

The  integra6on  of  an  educa6onal  video  with  3D  graphics,  lecture,  and  hands-­‐on  ac6vi6es   provided   a   plagorm   for   mul6ple   learning   styles,   engaging   the  par6cipants  with  an  unforge`able  learning  experience.  

The  workshops  revealed  the  knowledge  gaps  within  the  community.  Con6nued  effort  must   be   focused  on   increasing   public   awareness   and   ac6ve   community  engagement  in  the  malaria  control,  preven6on,  and  treatment.  

Second  Workshop  with  the  Community  Health  Workers      

Tribal  School  Classroom  with  Malaria  Workshop  Handouts  

Students  Making  Mosquito  Traps