title: [Risk factors of schistosomiasis transmission in marshland and lake regions in midstream of Yangtze River].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the risk factors of schistosomiasis related to household economic condition and individual behavior in marshland and lake regions, so as to provide evidences for schistosomiasis control.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six villages were sampled with the stratified cluster sampling method, 2 339 villagers from 1 247 households were surveyed by a questionnaire and meanwhile their sera were assayed for schistosomiasis by IHA. The Logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between the results of serological examinations and risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Logistic regression model fitted well (R2 = 0.598 4) and it indicated that there existed a regressive relationship between the antibody positive rate and the endemic situation of village, family economic status, age, education level and infection history of schistosomiasis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Suitable measures should be made in according to the local economic situation, endemic type and population to control the transmission of schistosomiasis effectively.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, WHO Collaborating Centre for Malaria, Schistosomiasis and Filariasis, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China.
authors.forename: Jun-Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Guo-Jing
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tie-Wu
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Shi-Zhu
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xiao-Nong
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D060106:Lakes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D045483:Rivers / Q000469:parasitology*; D012423:Rural Health; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000097:blood / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth