Effects of ‘The Vicious Worm’ educational tool on Taenia solium knowledge retention in Zambian primary school students after one year

What is it about?

'The Vicious Worm' is an interactive educational computer program that explains the life cycle, risk and protective factors for a zoonotic parasite known as the pork tapeworm. Zambian primary school students who interacted with the program retained its educational messages both in the short term and one year later.

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Photo by bill wegener on Unsplash

Photo by bill wegener on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Computer-based learning tools can be effective components of disease control interventions, especially when tailored for school-going children, who have been shown to be effective ‘health change agents’ capable of effectively disseminating educational messages to family and community members.