Virgínia Schall

Evaluation of a pamphlet on visceral leishmaniasis as a tool for providing disease information to healthcare professionals and laypersons (2005)

Schall,Virgínia, Rabello,Ana

Although educational materials are frequently produced and used as part of control programs in Brazil, little is known about the efficacy of this type of information. This study evaluated the...

Factors Associated with Schistosomiasis Mansoni in a Population from the Municipality of Jaboticatubas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004)

Cristiano Lara Massara, Sérgio Viana Peixoto, Martin Johannes Enk, Virgínia Schall

Jaboticatubas is a municipality in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte which has been a target of a wide media release as "the capital of schistosomiasis" since the 1960's. In order to give...

Factors associated with schistosomiasis mansoni in a population from the municipality of Jaboticatubas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004)

Massara,Cristiano Lara, Peixoto,Sérgio Viana, Barros,Héliton Da Silva, Enk,Martin Johannes, Carvalho,Omar Dos Santos, Schall,Virgínia

Jaboticatubas is a municipality in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte which has been a target of a wide media release as "the capital of schistosomiasis" since the 1960's. In order to give...

Rural tourism as risk factor for the transmission of Schistosomiasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004)

Enk, Martin J., Caldeira, Roberta L., Carvalho, Omar S., Schall, Virgínia

Recently, the booming rural tourism in endemic areas of the state of Minas Gerais was identified as a contributing factor in the dissemination of the infection with Schistosoma mansoni. This article...

A Pedagogical Approach of Schistosomiasis An Experience in Health Education in Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004)

Massara, Cristiano Lara, Schall, Virgínia

The experience described here is part of an extensive program that aims to stimulate schools to develop health integrated projects from theme generators, i.e., themes that have a meaning for the...

Factors Associated with Schistosomiasis Mansoni in a Population from the Municipality of Jaboticatubas, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2004)

Massara, Cristiano Lara, Peixoto, Sérgio Viana, Barros, Héliton Da Silva, Enk, Martin Johannes, Carvalho, Omar Dos Santos, Schall, Virgínia

Jaboticatubas is a municipality in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte which has been a target of a wide media release as "the capital of schistosomiasis" since the 1960's. In order to give...

Evaluation of informative materials on leishmaniasis distributed in Brazil: criteria and basis for the production and improvement of health education materials (2003)

Pimenta,Denise Nacif, Rabello,Ana, Schall,Virgínia

Based on categories related to structure, content, language, and illustrations, the present study provides an evaluation of the quality of educational materials on leishmaniasis available to health...

Information and education in schistosomiasis control: an analysis of the situation in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil (2001)

Schall,Virgínia, Diniz,Maria Cecília Pinto

This paper presents the main ideas discussed in the round-table "Social and Educacional Aspects of Schistosomiasis Control", during the VII International Symposium of Schistosomiais. Considering the...