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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Effects of a Digital Health Literacy Intervention on Porcine Cysticercosis Prevalence and Associated Household Practices in Iringa District, Tanzania.

Flora Kajuna, Beda Mwang'onde, Christine Holst, Bernard Ngowi, Felix Sukums, Josef Noll, Andrea S Winkler, Helena Ngowi

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Flora KajunaThe College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3021, Tanzania.
Beda Mwang'ondeThe Department of Biosciences, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3038, Tanzania.
Christine HolstCentre for Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway.
Bernard NgowiMuhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 3436, Tanzania.
Felix SukumsThe Directorate of Information and Communication Technology, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam P.O. Box 65001, Tanzania.
Josef NollBasic Internet Foundation, Gunnar Randers vei 19, 2007 Kjeller, Norway.
Andrea S WinklerCentre for Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, 0373 Oslo, Norway.
Helena NgowiThe College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro P.O. Box 3021, Tanzania.
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences · TZSokoine University of Agriculture · TZUniversity of Oslo · NOMinistry of Livestock and Fisheries · TZTechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Digital health is considered an opportunity to engage a wider community in disease control for public health. It has been used in healthcare consultation, in medical treatments and in reporting emergencies. The current study developed digital health literacy content for public health education and assessed its effects on porcine cysticercosis prevalence, pig-keeping style and pig pen and latrine qualities. The intervention was designed and evaluated on the prevention and control of porcine cysticercosis in the Iringa District of southern Tanzania. A quasi-controlled field trial with pre-intervention and post-intervention assessments of porcine cysticercosis, pig-keeping style and pig pen and latrine qualities was conducted. A baseline cross-sectional study was followed immediately by digital health literacy intervention, which comprised educational messages on porcine cysticercosis shown on computer tablets or smartphones. Free internet access supported unsupervised community access. The 25-month post-intervention assessments revealed significantly increased pig confinement (20.1%) (

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controlcysticercosisdigitalendemichealth

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PMID36678455
PMCPMC9862440
OpenAlexW4313826438

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