Authors
Donna M Lecky, Cliodna AM McNulty, Pia Touboul, Tereza Koprivova Herotova, Jiří Beneš, Pierre Dellamonica, Neville Q Verlander, Patty Kostkova, Julius Weinberg, e-Bug Working Group, Herman Goossens, Niels Adriaenssens, Stijn De Corte, Jette Holt, Marianne Noer, Patty Kostkova, David Farrell, Jenny Kremastinou, Koula Merakou, Dimitri Gennimata, Guiseppe Cornaglia, Raffaella Koncan, Pawel Grzesiowski, Anna Olczak-Pienkowska, Antonio Brito Avo, José Campos
Publication date
2010/12/1
Journal
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume
65
Issue
12
Pages
2674-2684
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Description
Objectives
e-Bug, a junior and senior school educational programme to decrease the spread of infection and unnecessary antibiotic use, was developed and consisted of eight sections providing information on the spread, treatment and prevention of infection as well as basic information on microbes, both useful and harmful. Each section comprised teacher background information, lesson plans and an interactive student activity, and extension activities were also available for more able students. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the e-Bug pack in improving children's knowledge in these key areas, when used within the National Curriculum in England, France and the Czech Republic.
Methods
Junior (9–11 years) and senior (12–15 years) school classes were divided into either control or intervention groups for evaluation of the resource. Students were required …
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