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Development of a Malaria Knowledge Test for Student Travelers

by
Hartjes B. Laurie
* and
Baumann C. Linda
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, 530 Linden Court Verona, WI 53593, USA
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nurs. Rep. 2012, 2(1), e9; https://doi.org/10.4081/nursrep.2012.e9
Submission received: 6 January 2012 / Revised: 30 April 2012 / Accepted: 1 May 2012 / Published: 18 June 2012

Abstract

This paper describes a malaria knowledge test (MKT) developed to evaluate a web-based game for students who increasingly travel to malaria- risk regions of the world. The 18-item MKT was structured according to the dimensions of the self-regulation model (SRM) to measure the accuracy of students’ beliefs about malaria. An experimental design was used to compare three game versions. Students (N=482) participated in 2010 by completing a pre-test, playing a Web- based game simulating student travel to malar- ia-endemic destinations, and completing a post- test. Study data support the validity and reliabil- ity of the MKT for the evaluation of malaria edu- cation interventions and for student self-assess- ment. Use of the MKT to evaluate an education- al game about malaria revealed a strong overall learning effect and discrimination by game ver- sion, travel experience, and SRM dimension. This 5-min test may also be adapted for educa- tional outreach purposes among health care providers globally, residents of malaria-endemic regions, and other high risk travel groups (e.g. , elderly, chronic health conditions, pregnant, or returning to malaria-endemic regions to visit friends/relatives).
Keywords: malaria education; knowledge test; travel; risk-reduction; self-regulation model malaria education; knowledge test; travel; risk-reduction; self-regulation model

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Laurie, H.B.; Linda, B.C. Development of a Malaria Knowledge Test for Student Travelers. Nurs. Rep. 2012, 2, e9. https://doi.org/10.4081/nursrep.2012.e9

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Laurie, Hartjes B., and Baumann C. Linda. 2012. "Development of a Malaria Knowledge Test for Student Travelers" Nursing Reports 2, no. 1: e9. https://doi.org/10.4081/nursrep.2012.e9

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