title: [Effects of health education on integrated control of soil-transmitted nematodes].
abstract: After health education was carried out during the integrated control of parasitic diseases in Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, the awareness rate of health knowledge of villagers raised from 30.53% (68/210)to 99.49% (197/198), and their pass rate of health behavior increased from 36.67% (77/210) to 100% (198/198). Moreover, the total infection rate of soil-transmitted nematodes decreased from 31.76% (794/2 500) to 1.90% (19/1000). Health education is an important measure and content in controlling soil-transmitted nematodes.
authors.affiliation: Station for Schistosomiasis Control of Tongcheng city, Anhui Province, Tongcheng 231400, China.
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Hui
mesh_terms: D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D012987:Soil