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[Basic principles of evaluation of neural tube defects primary prevention programme]
E Mierzejewska1, Z J Brzezinski, J Mazur
1Zaklad Epidemiologii, Instytut Matki i Dziecka, Kasprzaka 17a, 01-211 Warszawa, Poland. epid@imid.med.pl
Medycyna Wieku Rozwojowego
|August 8, 2001
Summary
Poland's Neural Tube Defects (NTD) Primary Prevention Programme educates women on folic acid. Evaluation metrics include knowledge changes and NTD rates to assess effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Preventive Medicine
- Reproductive Health
Context:
- Established in Poland in 1997, the Neural Tube Defects (NTD) Primary Prevention Programme targets health professionals, women of childbearing age, and students.
- The program utilizes an information and education campaign, coordinated centrally and implemented through provincial networks.
- Focuses on primary prevention strategies for NTDs.
Purpose:
- To present the core principles of NTD primary prevention.
- To outline the methodology for building and evaluating the Polish NTD Prevention Programme.
- To establish indicators for assessing the program's effectiveness.
Summary:
- The paper details the principles and implementation of Poland's NTD Primary Prevention Programme.
- Process evaluation and tool testing (questionnaires, school projects) are presented.
- Full program evaluation is pending due to its relatively short implementation period.
Impact:
- The program's effectiveness will be assessed through changes in women's folic acid knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
- Monitoring NTD mortality and morbidity rates is a key impact indicator.
- Tracking sales of folic acid supplements (0.4 mg tablets) serves as a behavioral proxy.