Investigation on compliance of forbidden depasturing livestock on marshland with Oncomelania snails in schistosomiasis endemic areas
- VernacularTitle:血吸虫病流行区居民封洲禁牧依从性调查
- Author:
Chunli CAO
;
Jing WANG
;
Ziping BAO
;
Hongqing ZHU
;
Shunxiang CAI
;
Yiyi LI
;
Dong LI
;
Jiachang HE
;
Leping SUN
;
Xianhong MENG
;
Bo ZHONG
;
Xiguang FENG
;
Zhengming SU
;
Jun LI
;
Xiaonan GU
;
Hao WANG
;
Weiwei RU
;
Weisheng JIANG
;
Shizhu LI
;
Qiang WANG
;
Xiaonong ZHOU
;
Jiagang GUO
;
Gengming ZHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Forbidden depasturing livestock on marshland with Oncomelania snails;
Breeding livestock in barn;
Compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2009;21(6):482-485
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the compliance of forbidden depasturing livestock on the marshland with Oncomelania snails in schistosomiasis endemic areas. Methods According to 3 levels of human infection rates as > 10% ,5%-10% and <5% , 2 204 residents selected randomly from the schistosomiasis endemic villages were sampled with the stratified cluster sampling method in Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, and investigated by questionnaire. The contents of the questionnaire included the recognition and implementation of forbidden depasturing livestock on marshland with Oncomelania snails and breeding livestock in bam. Results A total of 78.4% residents agreed forbidden depasturing livestock on marshland with snails, but 3. 7% residents disagreed it. A total of 83. 9% residents considered the relationship between breeding livestock in bam and schistosomiasis control, but 3. 1% residents thought that it was no relationship. The main reasons of depasturing livestock on marshland with Oncomelania snails were the high cost of breeding livestock in bam (36. 2% ) , unaccustomed (26.4% ) and no room for breeding livestock in bam (25.4% ). Conclusion Forbidden depasturing livestock on the marshland with Oncomelania snails should be strengthened according to the local economic, nature environment, agriculture, residents'culture degree and agriculture habit.
