[Current status of schistosomiasis control knowledge and effect of interventions among primary school pupils in Anyi County].
OBJECTIVE
To understand the status of schistosomiasis control knowledge and the effect of interventions among primary school pupils in the areas of schistosomiasis transmission interrupted.


METHODS
Six kinds of information materials about schistosomiasis control, including the schistosomiasis health education teaching material, schistosomiasis health education box, schistosomiasis health education stationary kits, schistosomiasis health education ball-point pen, collections of wall charts about schistosomiasis control and schistosomiasis health education curriculum schedule, were used to spread the schistosomiasis control information in the experimental group, and then, the effect was evaluated.


RESULTS
The awareness rates, correct rates of attitude, and persuasion rates of schistosomiasis control had no significant difference between the experimental group and control group before the intervention (P > 0.05). The awareness rate, correct rate of attitude, and persuasion rate of schistosomiasis control increased from 12.88%, 6.82% and 3.79% before the intervention to 97.64%, 62.20%, 71.65% after the intervention, respectively, in the experiment group (P < 0.01), but in the control group, there was no significant difference between the pre- and post-intervention (P > 0.05). The collections of wall charts about schistosomiasis control and schistosomiasis health education box were more favorable.


CONCLUSIONS
The effect of schistosomiasis health education is very well in the areas of schistosomiasis transmission interrupted
Schistosomiasis Control Station of Anyi County, Jiangxi Province, Anyi 330500, China.
Ti-Yuan
TY
Huang
Guang-Han
GH
Hu
Xing-Fu
XF
Xie
Yong
Y
Xiong
Ying-Ping
YP
Chen
Jun
J
Ge
Mei-Zhen
MZ
Liu
Fang-Xing
FX
Wan
Qi
Q
Wang
Ling
L
Qiu
Jing
J
Zhang
D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D000078329:Workforce