Knowledge of, attitudes towards, and practice relating to schistosomiasis in two subtypes of a mountainous region of the People’s Republic of China
作者机构:Key Laboratory of Parasitic Disease Control and Prevention(Ministry of Health)Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Parasite Molecular BiologyWuxiJiangsu Province 214064People’s Republic of China National Institute of Parasitic DiseasesChinese Center for Disease Control and Preventionand Key Laboratory on Biology of Parasite and VectorMinistry of Healthand WHO Collaborating Center for MalariaSchistosomiasis and FilariasisShanghaiPeople’s Republic of China
出 版 物:《Infectious Diseases of Poverty》 (贫困所致传染病(英文))
年 卷 期:2014年第3卷第1期
页 面:145-155页
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学科分类:0202[经济学-应用经济学] 02[经济学] 020205[经济学-产业经济学]
基 金:This work was supported by theEcohealth Emerging Infectious Diseases Initiative(EcoEID),which is a CA$8.9 million global effort funded by Canada's lnternational Development Research Centre Foreign Affairs,Trade and Development Canada(through the GlobalHealth Research Initiative) the Australian Agency for International Development(grant no.105509-00001002-024) This work was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(grant no.81102173 and 81273192) the Health Promotion Project,Outstanding Person Fund,Jiangsu Provincial Department of Health(2011) the National S&T MajorProgram(grant no.2008ZX1004-011 and 2012ZX10004-220)
主 题:Schistosomiasis Knowledge Attitude Practice Eryuan P.R.China
摘 要:Background:Schistosomiasis japonica is still endemic in the People’s Republic of China(***)in five provinces of lake and marshland regions and in two provinces of mountainous *** elucidated that individual and community perception,attitudes towards schistosomiasis,and hygiene behaviors were crucial factors for preventing *** study sought to assess the knowledge of,attitudes towards,and practices(KAP)relating to schistosomiasis in two subtypes of a mountainous region in Eryuan County,Yunnan Province,*** study’s aim is to make suggestions for establishing more specific and effective control measures for disease transmission and interruption in two subtypes of a mountainous region with low-level infection ***:A cross-sectional study of 3,000 inhabitants was carried out in the Yongle(plateau basin)and Xinzhuang(plateau canyon)communities of Eryuan County,Yunnan Province in November and December *** cluster random sampling was undertaken using a uniform set of quantitative questionnaires administered by trained *** was further supported with qualitative data from in-depth interviews(IDIs)conducted with ten farmers and ten *** participants were examined for schistosomiasis using both a serological test(indirect hemagglutination assay[IHA])and a stool examination(Kato-Katz).Results:The total schistosomiasis knowledge rate in Yongle(83.4%)was significantly lower than that in Xinzhuang(95.5%).In both communities,among the respondents aged 15 years or below,more than one third didn’t know the name,endemic areas,and animal reservoirs of *** majority of respondents in Eryuan acquired their schistosomiasis knowledge from doctors,followed by handouts and hearing from *** infection rate was once the highest in Yongle,but is now the highest in Xinzhuang,where there are more risk factors for schistosomiasis,such as frequently grazing cattle,digging vegetables or cutting gra