Eley Charlotte Victoria, Young Vicki Louise, Hayes Catherine Victoria, Parkinson Gill, Tucker Katie, Gobat Nina, McNulty Cliodna Ann Miriam
Public Health England Primary Care Unit, Microbiology Department, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN, UK.
Kingfisher Treasure Seekers, Gloucester, UK.
J Infect Prev. 2018 Nov;19(6):278-286. doi: 10.1177/1757177418780990. Epub 2018 Jul 5.
e-Bug is an international health education resource which support World Health Organization (WHO) public health recommendations by educating young people about microbes, hygiene and antibiotics use. The e-Bug team collaborated with Kingfisher Treasure Seekers to develop a six-session course for community groups called covering: microbes; hygiene; antibiotic use; and self-care. A pilot was used to inform further development and evaluation.
Pilot courses with 9-12 adults with learning difficulties and young parents were delivered by community leaders and observed by researchers. Participants completed before and after knowledge questionnaires. Two participant focus groups and two course leader interviews explored views on the course and retention of knowledge.
Completed questionnaires and qualitative results showed an improvement in participant knowledge in each session; microbes and antibiotics sessions showed the greatest knowledge improvement. Self-care showed the greatest knowledge retention and participants reported behaviour change including an increase in appropriate hand-washing and tooth-brushing.
The course is a useful intervention for communities to give individuals the knowledge and confidence to manage their own infection and change behaviour around hygiene, self-care and antibiotics. is freely available to download.
e-Bug是一项国际健康教育资源,通过向年轻人传授微生物、卫生和抗生素使用知识,支持世界卫生组织(WHO)的公共卫生建议。e-Bug团队与翠鸟寻宝者合作,为社区团体开发了一个六节课程,内容包括:微生物;卫生;抗生素使用;以及自我护理。通过一项试点来为进一步的开发和评估提供信息。
由社区领袖为9至12名有学习困难的成年人和年轻父母开设试点课程,并由研究人员进行观察。参与者在课程前后完成知识问卷。两个参与者焦点小组和两次课程负责人访谈探讨了对课程的看法和知识保留情况。
完成的问卷和定性结果显示,参与者在每节课中的知识都有所提高;微生物和抗生素课程的知识提高最为显著。自我护理方面的知识保留最为明显,参与者报告了行为改变,包括适当洗手和刷牙次数增加。
该课程是一项对社区有用的干预措施,能让个人获得管理自身感染的知识和信心,并改变在卫生、自我护理和抗生素使用方面的行为。该课程可免费下载。