Book Review: Health Education. A Manual for Medical Assistants and other Rural Health Workers

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 162-162
Author(s):  
S. P. W. Chave
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Medical Assistants

scholarly journals Obstacles for Iranian rural population to participate in health education programmes: a qualitative study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e000020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousef Hamidzadeh ◽  
Mina Hashemiparast ◽  
Hadi Hassankhani ◽  
Hamid Allahverdipour
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Rural Settings ◽  
Data Saturation

ObjectiveTo explore the obstacles of community participation in rural health education programmes from the viewpoints of Iranian rural inhabitants.DesignThis was a qualitative study with conventional content analysis approach which was carried out March to October 2016.SettingData collected using semistructured interviews that were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed until data saturation. MAXQDA 10 software was used to manage the textual data.ParticipantParticipants were twenty-two seven clients from a rural community in Ardabil, Iran who were receiving health services from health centres.ResultThe main obstacles to participate in health education programmes in rural settings were ‘Lack of trust to the rural health workers’, ‘Adherence to neighbourhood social networks in seeking health information’ and ‘Lack of understanding on the importance of health education’.ConclusionRural health education programmes in Iran are encountered with a variety of obstacles. We need to enhancing mutual trust between the rural health workers and villagers, and developing community-based education programmes to promote health information seeking behaviours among villagers. The finding of this study will be a referential evidence for the qualitative improvement of local health education programmes for rural inhabitants.

An Intelligent Computer-Assisted Instruction System Designed for Rural Health Workers in Developing Countries

1992 ◽  
Vol 31 (03) ◽  
pp. 193-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Auvert ◽  
V. Gilbos ◽  
F. Andrianiriana ◽  
W. E. Bertrand ◽  
X. Emmanuelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Computer Assisted Instruction ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Instruction System ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Assisted Instruction ◽  
Intelligent Computer

Abstract:This paper describes an intelligent computer-assisted instruction system that was designed for rural health workers in developing countries. This system, called Consult-EAO, includes an expert module and a coaching module. The expert module, which is derived from the knowledge-based decision support system Tropicaid, covers most of medical practice in developing countries. It allows for the creation of outpatient simulations without the help of a teacher. The student may practice his knowledge by solving problems with these simulations. The system gives some initial facts and controls the simulation during the session by guiding the student toward the most efficient decisions. All student answers are analyzed and, if necessary, criticized. The messages are adapted to the situation due to the pedagogical rules of the coaching module. This system runs on PC-compatible computer.

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