01362nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002300055653001200078653002100090653001100111653001200122653001300134100001300147700001200160245011400172300001100286490000700297050001300304520080100317022001401118       1986                            d  c1986 Sep10aAttitude to Health10aCulture10aHealth Education10aHumans10aleprosy10aMalaysia1 aChen P C1 aSim H C00aThe development of culture-specific health education packages to increase case-finding of leprosy in Sarawak.  a427-320 v17  aCHEN19863 a<p>For any health education to succeed, the people's perception of the disease, their beliefs and cultural practices are of utmost importance as these have tremendous influence on their acceptance of new ideas. It is therefore essential to develop appropriate health education packages based on the understanding of the traditional and socio-cultural belief systems of the people. Thus on the basis of anthropological studies, health education packages were developed for the leprosy control programme in Sarawak, aimed at both adults and children. Newspaper articles, cartoon tape-slides, cartoon story books as well as posters were developed for both Chinese as well as other groups such as Malays, Ibans and Kayans. These were field tested and are now used in the Rejang Valley of Sarawak.</p>  a0125-1562