Guanghan H, Dandan L, Shaoji Z, Xiaojun Z, Zenghua K, Guojun C
Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Nanchang, China.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2000 Sep;31(3):467-72.
For exploring the impact of health education for schistosomiasis control in a heavy endemic area of Poyang Lake region, China, the residents residing in the heavy endemic area were divide into three kinds of target population: pupils, adult women and adult men, and then targeted health education was implemented respectively among the three kinds of population after a baseline survey. The result were compared with that in the control group. The anti-schistosomiasis knowledge level among the three kinds of population improved significantly, the correct rate of attitude to examination and chemotherapy among pupils and adult men and the correct rate of anti-schistosomiasis value concept among women were raised greatly, obedience to examination and chemotherapy among adult men increased, the rate of infested water exposure and infection rate among pupils and adult women declined remarkably. Therefore, infection with Schistosoma japonicum (Sj) can be controlled effectively among women, especially pupils and obedience to examination and chemotherapy among adults men can be improved by implementing health education.
为探索健康教育对中国鄱阳湖区血吸虫病重流行区血吸虫病防治的影响，将该重流行区居民分为小学生、成年女性和成年男性三种目标人群，在基线调查后分别对这三种人群实施针对性健康教育，并与对照组进行比较。三种人群的血吸虫病防治知识水平显著提高，小学生和成年男性对检查和化疗的态度正确率以及女性的血吸虫病防治价值观正确率大幅提升，成年男性对检查和化疗的依从性增加，小学生和成年女性接触疫水率及感染率显著下降。因此，通过实施健康教育可有效控制女性尤其是小学生感染日本血吸虫，提高成年男性对检查和化疗的依从性。
