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PAMPHLET
A Visual Aid of Health Education
Biplov Thapa
(Health Assistant)

Introduction:
Pamphlets are visual media which are considered as
mass method of health education. A pamphlet gives short
description of different aspects of a specific topic. The
message can also be written in the form of poem or song or
dialogue.
Fig:1 Pamphlet Sample-I

Pamphlets can be produced in the forms of folder to convey
health message. It is only for literate people as they will read
it & understand the message that is intended to deliver.
Pamphlets should be pretested before producing them for
public use. A pamphlet should be as brief as possible & should
not exceed more than 4 pages.
Fig:2 Pamphlet sample-II

Do you read any Pamphlets distributed by Nepal
Government ?

If No, lets see some samples of
Official Pamphlets distributed
by Government of Nepal & try
to understand what massage
they are giving ?

Fig:6 2019 Novel Cov (COVID) Pamphlet

Fig;7 Family Planning Pamphlet

Fig:8 Pamphlet on Influenza A Pandemic

Qualities of good Pamphlets:
 Understandable language
 Small enough i.e. not exceed more than 4 pages
 Visible size of letter
 Clear
 Culturally accepted & digestible
 Not ambiguous i.e. having one obvious meaning
Fig:9 A sample of good pamphlets

Use of Pamphlets:
Pamphlets are distributed on the hand of the audience. They
are not for hanging or just throwing on the street.
Fig:10 People reading pamphlets

Pamphlets can also be distributed to the learners of a training
group, to family members, mothers groups, campaign, in FP/MCH
clinic, hospital OPD, satellite clinic, PHC/ORC clinic, EPI/ORC etc.
Fig:11 Children reading pamphlets at EPI/ORC

Preparation of Pamphlets:
 Select a suitable topic
 Write the message in white paper
 Type in computer or Typeshala
 Subject expert should check once whether wrong or right. If
there is wrong typing, message should be corrected.
 Print final copy & give to press for large scale production
 The margin should be there
 The size of letter of pamphlets should be visible

Advantages:
 Helps in propagating message rapidly in mass scale through
wide distribution
 Very easy to carry from place to place
 The first reader can pass the read pamphlets to others
 It covers the large number of people, place through wide
distribution for the purpose of propagation
 Easy to prepare
 Cost effective
 People can read them at free time & understand the message
well
 It can be kept safely to read again and again which helps
reminder of information etc.

Disadvantages:
 Basically, it provides only one way communication
 Not useful for illiterate people
 There is no surety either the people have read the distributed
pamphlets and understood the information
 Printing service may not be available everywhere especially
in remote or backward areas

Conclusion:
Pamphlets are visual aid of health education which gives
short information about a specific topic either in the form of
message, poem, song or dialogue. It is one of the widely used
method by Government of Nepal to convey health related
information on different health problems & diseases among
general population. It is an easy & cost effective method to
convey information among large population on short time.

Do you have any quires ?
I might have some
confusion.
Can I ask some
question, please ?

Thank you !!
for being patient
during the
presentation.
Have a good
day………...

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