A long-term commitment by the general public, politicians and healthcare and educational systems therefore, is necessary to ensure positive outcomes from these community-based health education programmes.
High-risk traditional newborn care practices need to be addressed by culturally acceptable community-based health education programmes to improve newborn care practices.
The high-risk traditional newborn care practices like delayed wrapping, bathing, mustard oil massage, prelacteal feeding and discarding colostrum need to be addressed by culturally acceptable community-based health education programmes.
Increasing the channels for vaccination information delivery, concrete vaccination advice from health professionals, particularly public sector clinicians, and school leaflets, plus interactive communications, such as expert-lead community-based health education programmes, would facilitate parental acquisition of more accurate and timely information.
The information was used in the pilot programme to plan relevant school based health education activities for the integrated helminthiasis - malaria control programme in selected primary schools and to provide baseline information for the assessment of any changes in KAP following intervention.
