Abstract
Educational board games have been used as an alternative method for health promotion and education. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Dengue Hero board game in improving children's knowledge and attitudes regarding Dengue prevention compared to the conventional, lecture-based health promotion. In addition, students' experiences of the interventions were also assessed. This was a randomized, controlled experimental study involving 64 8th grade students from a secondary public school. Three regular classes were randomly selected, and students were randomly assigned into two groups: the board game and lecture groups. Both groups received 60 minutes of the respective intervention. Pretest and posttest were conducted using a validated knowledge and attitudes questionnaire consisting of 26 items. Participants' experiences for each intervention were assessed using two 10-item questionnaires. Before the interventions, there were no significant differences in participants' knowledge and attitudes in both groups. After the interventions, the knowledge and attitudes in both groups improved significantly. The improvement of knowledge in the control group was greater than the board game group, but there was no difference in improving attitudes between the two groups. The board game group gave a better evaluation of the experiences, although these were not statistically significant. It can be concluded that the "Dengue Hero" board game effectively improved students' short-term knowledge and attitudes on Dengue, but the conventional approach was more effective in improving knowledge. A combination of both methods could make learning effective and enjoyable.
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