02013nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653002300080653001100103653001100114653002100125653001100146653001200157653000900169100001400178700001700192700001600209700001600225245012100241856005900362300001000421490000700431050003200438520122700470022001401697       1991                            d  c1991 Mar10aAdolescent10aChild10aEducational Status10aFamily10aFemale10aHealth Education10aHumans10aleprosy10aMale1 aKumar R P1 aKeystone J S1 aChristian M1 aJesudasan K00aTransmission of health information on leprosy from children to their families: another approach to health education.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1991/v62n1/pdf/v62n1a09.pdf  a58-640 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>A controlled study was carried out in the North Arcot District of Tamil Nadu, South India to determine whether health information given to schoolchildren would influence the knowledge and attitudes of their families concerning leprosy. A total of 41 children and almost all of their household members participated in the study. The study, conducted by questionnaire, involved a pre-test of knowledge and attitude about leprosy of seventh standard students and their families. After one group of children received health education about leprosy and the other received information about tuberculosis, an identical post-test questionnaire was administered to all participants. Although significant improvement in knowledge about leprosy was detected in the leprosy educated group of children compared with controls, no transmission of information on leprosy was detected in the family members of either group. The attitudes of the children who had been educated about leprosy may have been adversely affected by the health education session. The reasons for our failure to detect significant transfer of information about leprosy in this setting are discussed, as well as the need for additional research in this area.</p>  a0305-7518