Sampling survey of schistosomiasis prevention knowledge among middle school students in endemic areas of Hubei Province
- VernacularTitle:湖北省血吸虫病流行区初中学生血防知识抽样调查
- Author:
Han XIAO
;
Shiyue LI
;
Mengting GAO
;
Hong YAN
;
Dan ZUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis;
Knowledge on schistosomiasis prevention;
Middle school students;
Hubei Province
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2014;(4):459-460
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the schistosomiasis prevention knowledge of middle school students from areas with dif-ferent endemic levels in Hubei Province. Methods The schistosomiasis endemic regions were divided into transmission con-trolled areas and endemic controlled areas in Hubei Province,middle school students from different types of areas were selected through stratified randomized cluster sampling and were investigated by questionnaire. Results A total of 3 204 students were se-lected and investigated. The awareness rate of schistosomiasis prevention and control knowledge among the students ranged from 65.1%-90.3%. Overall,the students from endemic controlled areas had higher knowledge rates of all the items than those from transmission controlled areas(all P<0.05). The middle school students acquired schistosomiasis prevention knowledge mainly from the teachers,parents,doctors and schistosomiasis staff. Conclusion Health education to students should adopt different ways targeting at different endemic levels in the future.
