Designing a health education programme for the prevention and control of diarrhoea diseases at primary health care (PHC) level for local government (LGA) workers.
BACKGROUND
Diarrhoea diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries especially among children. Diarrhoea diseases have [corrected] been linked to specific behavioural practices and host factors that increase susceptibility such as failure to breastfeed until at least one year of age, malnutrition and immunodeficiency state e.g. AIDS. The objective of this paper is to design a training method for the prevention and control of diarrhoea diseases for Local Government (LGA) workers.


METHODS
This is a descriptive programme design for training highlighting the various steps essential for training on the prevention and control of diarrhoea diseases to LGA workers at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level.


RESULTS
Programme design for the purpose of improving skills, knowledge and practices involves planning, implementation and evaluation. Planning involves identifying training needs by the collection and analysis of information related to specific need of each LGA worker at PHC level, setting training objectives and identifying the content of training (curriculum design). Implementation is the use of training methods such as methods of providing information, method of providing examples and methods of promoting practices. Evaluation involves the assessment of the immediate outcome of training and impact of training program.


CONCLUSIONS
This training is important because every health or health-related worker who is in close contact with the people has the potential to influence the knowledge, attitude and health practices of the people with whom he or she works in the prevention and control of diarrhoea diseases.
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Department Of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Complex (O.A.U.T.H.C.), Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
D003967:Diarrhea / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009111:Local Government; D009549:Nigeria; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development