[Effect of health education intervention in schools of Yanrui Town, Yushan County].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of a new mode of health education in schools.


METHODS
In the Zhaiqian Primary School, Yanrui Town, Yushan County in a hilly schistosomiasis endemic area, a new mode of health education intervention, i. e. "rewards and punishment + advise others by using one's experience + teachers' participation" was carried out, and the knowledge, attitude and practice of schistosomiasis prevention of the pupils, and the schistosome infection rates of the pupils were investigated and the results were analyzed and compared before and after the intervention.


RESULTS
Among 204 pupils investigated, the awareness rate of schistosomiasis prevention knowledge increased from 26.47% before the intervention to 86.76% and 99.51% one and two years after the intervention, respectively; the rate of correct attitude increased from 17.04% to 73.04% and 100%, respectively; the rate of the infested water contact decreased from 83.33% to 26.96% and 0, respectively; the schistosome infection rate decreased from 2.94% to 0.49% and 0, respectively.


CONCLUSIONS
The health education of schistosomiasis prevention in schools is necessary, and the new mode of health education, "rewards and punishment + advise others by using one's experience + teachers' participation" is effective in the prevention from schistosome infection in pupils.
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xing
X
Zhou
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
Rao-Sheng
RS
Chen
Health-Center of Bimu Town, Yushan County, Jiangxi Province, China.
De-Ren
DR
Zheng
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
Jian-Ren
JR
Li
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
Xiao-Bo
XB
Cheng
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
Jian-Qiu
JQ
Ao
Yushan County Station of Schistosomiasis Control, Yushan 334700, Jiangxi Province, China.
He-Xing
HX
Liu
D002648:Child; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012574:Schools