Impact of Structured Teaching Programs on High School Students' Knowledge on Dengue Fever Causes and Preventive Strategies: A Systematic Review

Abstract

This study conducts a “systematic literature review” (SLR) to gain a comprehensive idea regarding the impact of “structured teaching programs” (STP) on the knowledge, attitude and awareness of high school students regarding dengue fever, its causes and preventive strategies. Studies from reputed and reliable journals about the topic that were published in the past six years and were available in full text pdfs in google scholar were chosen as the secondary data sources. Analysis of the data showed that adopting STP in most cases has a positive impact on the knowledge of high school students about dengue fever. Through STP, awareness about dengue fever could be enhanced, attitude of students changed and knowledge level improved significantly. In most cases, students' performance on the tests conducted after the educational intervention in the form of STP was considerably better compared to their performance prior to the intervention program.