Challenges and strategies of health education and health promotion in stage of schistosomiasis elimination
10.16250/j.32.1374.2018075
- VernacularTitle:我国血吸虫病消除阶段健康教育与健康促进面临的挑战及对策
- Author:
Guang-Han HU
1
;
Jing XU
;
Chun-Li CAO
;
Jia-Ning JIN
;
Shan LÜ
;
Shi-Zhu LI
;
Xiao-Nong ZHOU
Author Information
1. 江西省寄生虫病防治研究所 南昌330096
- Keywords:
Schistosomiasis japonica;
Elimination;
Health education;
Health promotion;
Challenge;
Countermeasure
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2018;30(2):117-120,123
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Health education and health promotion are important measures for comprehensive control of schistosomiasis in China,which can improve the compliance rate of residents involved in schistosomiasis control activities,reduce the water con-tact behavior of the target population,thus avoiding or decreasing the infection of schistosome in endemic areas.In recent years, the comprehensive control of schistosomiasis in China has achieved remarkable results.China has reached the goal of transmis-sion control and is moving toward the transmission interruption or even elimination of schistosomiasis.This article analyzes the role of health education and health promotion in schistosomiasis control programme and the current challenges.Meanwhile,sug-gestions are also put forward on how to conduct health education and health promotionin the stage of schistosomiasis elimination.
