National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory on Parasite and Vector Control Technology, Jiangsu Provincial Medical Key LaboratoryJiangsu Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Wuxi, China.
Front Public Health. 2024 May 28;12:1295081. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1295081. eCollection 2024.
Modifications of behavior can help reduce the risk of transmission by disrupting the parasite life cycle. Behavior intension is a necessary intermediate step in behavior change. This study aimed to explore protection motivation theory (PMT) in predicting likelihood of engagement in protective behavior against infection with Schistosoma.
In China, a questionnaire for data collection was sent to users who followed the WeChat public account from June 2 to 6, 2023. Factors affecting intentional behavior of participants were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis and structural equation modeling.
A total of 2,243 valid questionnaires were collected, with a mean age of 30 ± 8.4 years. Approximately 1,395 (62.2%) participants reported that they had been exposed to wild waters in daily work and life. About 51.0 and 50.7% of respondents reported never having been exposed to wild water in the last 3 and 6 months, respectively. Results indicated that prior knowledge of schistosomiasis was associated with the 7 PMT subconstructs, which then influenced future preventative behaviors.
Behavior intentionis a complicated and indispensable part of behavior change that is influenced by professional knowledge, socio-economic status, and personal characteristics. The effective dissemination of knowledge regards schistosomiasis should be strengthened to emphasize the effectiveness of protective measures against infection and severe disease.
行为改变可以通过破坏寄生虫生命周期来帮助降低传播风险。行为意图是行为改变的必要中间步骤。本研究旨在探讨保护动机理论（PMT）在预测感染血吸虫病的保护性行为可能性方面的作用。
在中国，2023 年 6 月 2 日至 6 日，通过微信公众号向用户发送了一份调查问卷用于收集数据。采用逐步回归分析和结构方程模型分析参与者意向行为的影响因素。
共收集到 2243 份有效问卷，平均年龄为 30±8.4 岁。约 1395（62.2%）名参与者报告在日常工作和生活中曾接触过野外水域。约 51.0%和 50.7%的受访者分别报告在过去 3 个月和 6 个月内从未接触过野外水域。结果表明，血吸虫病的先验知识与 7 个 PMT 子结构相关，进而影响未来的预防行为。
行为意图是行为改变的一个复杂且不可或缺的部分，它受到专业知识、社会经济地位和个人特征的影响。应加强对血吸虫病知识的有效传播，强调预防感染和严重疾病的保护措施的有效性。
