Impact of preventive chemotherapy survey during a national helminth control program dataset: perception, knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) outcome data.

The impact of preventive chemotherapy project was a study to determine the perception and knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) on Zimbabwe’s national helminth control programme conducted between 2012 and 2017. It focused on schistosomiasis (a parasitic disease affecting tropical and subtropical communities without access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation provision) in the school children treated with the antihelminthic drug praziquantel, as well as schoolteachers and village health workers (VHW). School children (n= 409) from Grades 6 and 7 who had the full benefit of the 6 years of MDA from 2012 to 2017 were recruited, in addition to 36 schoolteachers and 22 VHW who were serving the schools. A structured questionnaire developed in English, translated into the local language Shona, and validated prior to the study was administered to all participants. The questions focused on the perceived impact of the preventive chemotherapy programme for schistosomiasis on individual/overall health, school attendance and performance, as well as KAP. Data were captured electronically on android platforms using the Open Data Kit. Full details are given in Mutapi et al., 2020 (Title: Positive impact of preventative chemotherapy during a national helminth control program: perception and KAP)

预防性化疗项目影响研究旨在探究2012至2017年间津巴布韦国家蠕虫控制计划的认知与知识、态度及实践（KAP）。该研究聚焦于接受抗蠕虫药物吡喹酮治疗的学龄儿童，以及学校教师和乡村卫生工作者（VHW）中的血吸虫病（一种影响热带及亚热带地区缺乏安全饮用水与充足卫生设施社区的寄生虫病）。研究招募了2012至2017年间完整接受6年群体药物治疗（MDA）的6年级和7年级学龄儿童（n=409），以及为这些学校服务的36名教师和22名乡村卫生工作者（VHW）。研究向所有参与者发放了一份结构化问卷，该问卷最初以英语编制，随后翻译成当地语言绍纳语，并在研究前完成验证。问卷问题聚焦于血吸虫病预防性化疗项目对个体/整体健康、就学率与学业表现的感知影响，以及KAP情况。数据通过开放数据工具包（Open Data Kit）在安卓平台上进行电子化采集。详细内容参见Mutapi等人2020年发表的论文（标题：国家蠕虫控制计划中预防性化疗的积极影响：认知与KAP）。