Prevención de parasitosis intestinal mediante técnicas de educación a distancia

introduction parasitosis is a disease inherent to the underdeveloped countries. according to the who, it is one of the six most frequent illnesses in underdeveloped country populations. objective to create a distance learning technique in the healthcare area on the basis of educational digital video for teaching preventive measures for intestinal parasitosis. methods field design using the methodology of the college of public health in south florida university. the production of the video was organized in five phases: 1st-topic and objectives of the digital video, audience to be addressed, duration, date of filming (november 1st 2008 to march 31st 2009); human, financial and institutional resources; preparation of the technical script; listing of scenes, and description of the length of start and ending of the scenes. 2nd- pre-production of the video including shots, framing and filming. 3rd- pinacle software-aided video edition. 4th- video post-production in dvd format, which can be accessed by tv and computer thanks to simón bolívar satellite program-based cooperation linking the south america nations. 5th- validation of the final product by experts. interviews and participating observations were the instruments used for this end. results a five-scene video, taking 5 minutes each, with the preventive measures. it includes a presenter who explains all about the respective texts. conclusions the creation of this distance learning technique allows giving quality teaching aimed at the public and at greater acquisition of educational information by a higher number of persons in less time and at lower costs.