%0 Journal Article
%T Development of a malaria knowledge test for student travelers
%A Laurie B. Hartjes
%A Linda C. Baumann
%J Nursing Reports
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/nursrep.2012.e9
%X This paper describes a malaria knowledge test (MKT) developed to evaluate a web-based game for students who increasingly travel to malariarisk 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 Webbased game simulating student travel to malaria- endemic destinations, and completing a posttest. Study data support the validity and reliability of the MKT for the evaluation of malaria education interventions and for student self-assessment. Use of the MKT to evaluate an educational game about malaria revealed a strong overall learning effect and discrimination by game version, travel experience, and SRM dimension. This 5-min test may also be adapted for educational 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).
%K malaria education
%K knowledge test
%K travel
%K risk-reduction
%K self-regulation model.
%U http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/nursing/article/view/321