The utility of a board game for dengue haemorrhagic fever health education

Health Education

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-306

  Lennon, Jeffrey L ^a   Coombs, David W ^b  

^a Foundation University   (Philippines)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Health education; Indoor games; Philippines

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249077887     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654280710742582     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Avila Montes, G.A., Mercedes, M., Sherman, C. and Cerna, E.F. (2004), "Evaluation of an educational module on dengue and Aedes mosquito for school children in Honduras ("Evaluacion de un modulo escolar sobre dengue y Aedes Aegypti dirigido a escolares en Honduras")", Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 84-94.
2. Bandura, A. (1997), Self-Efficacy: The Exercise of Control, W.H. Freeman, New York, NY.
3. Bartfay, W.J. and Bartfay, E. (1994), "Promoting health in schools through a board game", Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 16 No. 4, pp. 438-46.
4. Bisson, C. and Luckner, J. (1996), "Fun in learning: the pedagogical role of fun in adventure education", Journal of Experiential Education, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 107-12.
5. Boyatzis, R.E. and Kolb, D.A. (1991), "Assessing individuality in learning: the learning skills profile", Educational Psychology, Vol. 11 Nos 3/4, pp. 279-95.
6. Bredemeir, M.E. and Greenblatt, C.S. (1981), "The educational effectiveness of simulation games", Simulation and Games, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 307-32.
7. Brown, S.J., Lieberman, D.A., Gemeny, B.A., Fan, Y., Willson, D.M. and Pasta, D.J. (1997), "Educational video game for juvenile diabetes: results of a controlled trial", Medical Information, Vol. 22 No. 1, pp. 77-89.
8. City Department of Health (2001), Dengue Cases by Barangay, City Department of Health, Dumaguete City.
9. Cessario, L. (1987), "Utilization of board gaming for conceptual models of nursing", Journal of Nursing Education, Vol. 26 No. 4, pp. 167-9.
10. Corbeil, P. (1999), "Learning from the children: practical and theoretical reflections on playing and learning", Simulation and Gaming, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 163-80.
11. Custodio, G.G.V. (Ed.) (2000), National Objectives for Health, 1999-2004: Kalusugan Para Sa Masa, HSRA No. 1, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health, Manila, available at: www.doh.gov.ph/noh/default.shtm (accessed November 1, 2000).
12. Dupont, W.D. and Plummer, W.D. Jr (1990), "Power and sample size calculations: a review and computer program", Controlled Clinical Trials, Vol. 11 No. 2, pp. 116-28.
13. Gray, A.R., Topping, K.J. and Carcary, W.B. (1998), "Individual and group learning of the highway code: comparing board game and traditional methods", Educational Research, Vol. 40 No. 1, pp. 45-53.
14. Grechus, M. and Brown, J. (2000), "Comparison of individualized computer reinforcement versus peer-interactive board game reinforcement of nutrition label knowledge", Journal of Health Education, Vol. 31 No. 3, pp. 138-42.
15. Gubler, D.J. (1989), "Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Aegypti-borne disease control in the 1990s: top down or bottom up?", American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 40 No. 6, pp. 571-8.
16. Gubler, D.J. (1996), "World distribution of dengue, 1996", Dengue Bulletin, Vol. 20, pp. 1-4.
17. Gubler, D.J. (1998), "Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever", Clinical Microbiological Reviews, Vol. 11 No. 3, pp. 480-96.
18. Keller, J. (1987), "Development and use of the ARCS model of instructional design", Journal of Instructional Design, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 2-10.
19. Klein, J.D. and Freitag, E. (1991), "Effects of using an instructional game on motivation and performance", Journal of Education Research, Vol. 84 No. 5, pp. 303-8.
20. Kolb, D. (1992), "The practicality of theory", Journal of Experiential Education, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 24-8.
21. Kohler, C.L., Grimley, D. and Reynolds, K. (1999), "Theoretical approaches guiding the development and implementation of health promotion programs", in Raczynski, J.M. and DiClemente, R.J. (Eds), Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease, Plenum Press, New York, NY, pp. 23-49.
22. Lennon, J.L. (1994), "Knowledge of dengue hemorrhagic fever by a parents-teachers group in a Filipino high school", Silliman Journal, Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 27-40.
23. Lennon, J.L. (1996a), "Knowledge of dengue hemorrhagic fever by university students", Dengue Bulletin, Vol. 20, pp. 82-6.
24. Lennon, J.L. (1996b), "Health education and control of dengue hemorrhagic fever for schools and communities", unpublished manuscript.
25. Lennon, J.L. (2000), "The utility of a board game for dengue fever education in The Philippines: a pilot study (Abstract)", Center for Health Promotion Annual Meeting, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL.
26. Lennon, J.L. and Coombs, D.W. (2005), "The Good-bye to Dengue Game: debriefing study", Simulation and Gaming, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 499-517.
27. Leontsini, E., Gil, E., Kendall, C. and Clark, G.G. (1993), "Effect of a community-based Aedes Aegypti control programme on mosquito larval production sites in El Progreso, Honduras", Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 87 No. 3, pp. 267-71.
28. Lloyd, L.S., Winch, P., Ortega-Canto, J. and Kendall, C. (1994), "The design of a community based health education intervention for the control of Aedes Aegypti", American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 50 No. 4, pp. 401-11.
29. Madeira, N.G., Macharelli, C.A., Pedras, J.F. and Delfino, M.C.N. (2002), "Education in a primary school as a strategy to control dengue ("Educacao de escolares de primeiro, grau no controle do dengue")", Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 221-6.
30. Millians, D. (1999), "Simulations and young people: developmental issues and game development", Simulation and Gaming, Vol. 30 No. 2, pp. 199-226.
31. Paperny, D.M. and Starn, J.R. (1989), "Adolescent pregnancy prevention by heal education computer games: computer-assisted instruction of knowledge and attitudes", Pediatrics, Vol. 83 No. 5, pp. 742-52.
32. Prochaska, J.O. and Velicer, W.F. (1997), "The transtheoretical model of health behavior change", American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 12 No. 1, pp. 38-48.
33. Randel, J.M., Morris, B.A., Wetzel, C.D. and Whitehill, B.V. (1992), "The effectiveness of games for educational purposes: a review of recent research", Simulation of Gaming, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 161-76.
34. Renaud, L. and Suissa, S. (1989), "Evaluation of the efficacy of simulation game in traffic safety education of kindergarten children", American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 79 No. 3, pp. 307-9.
35. Rosenstock, I.M., Strecher, V.J. and Becker, M.H. (1988), "Social learning theory and the health belief model", Health Education Quarterly, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 175-83.
36. Rubin, D.H., Leventhal, J.M., Sadock, R.T., Letovsky, E., Schottland, P., Clemente, I. and McCarthy, P. (1986), "Educational intervention by computer in childhood asthma: a randomized clinical trial testing the use of a new teaching intervention in childhood asthma", Pediatrics, Vol. 77 No. 1, pp. 1-10.
37. Swaddiwudhipong, W., Chaovakiratipong, C., Nguntra, P., Koonchote, S., Khumklam, P. and Lerdlukanavonge, P. (1992), "Effect of health education on community participation in control of dengue hemorrhagic fever in an urban area of Thailand", Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 200-6.
38. Thiagarajan, S. (1992), "Using games for debriefing", Simulation and Gaming, Vol. 23 No. 2, pp. 161-73.
39. Thomas, R., Cahill, J. and Santilli, L. (1997), "Using an interactive computer game to increase skill and self-efficacy regarding safer sex negotiation: field test results", Health Education and Behavior, Vol. 24 No. 1, pp. 71-86.
40. Vivas, E. and Guevara de Sequeda, M. (2003), "A game as an educational strategy for the control of Aedes aegypti in Venezuelan school children ("Un juego como estrategia educative para el control de Aedes Aegypti en escolares venezolanos")", Pan American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 14 No. 6, pp. 394-401.
41. Yawn, B.P., Algatt-Bergstrom, P.J., Yawn, R.A., Wollan, P., Greco, M. and Gleason, M. (2000), "In-school CD-Rom asthma education program", Journal of School Health, Vol. 70 No. 4, pp. 153-9.