title: [Change of knowledge rate after health education on visceral leishmaniasis among residents in a township of Kashgar City].
abstract: Health education activities including distribution of brochures, posters, and lectures were conducted in selected villages of a kala-azar endemic-township, Kashi city of Xinjiang in 2004-2006. Questionnaire was carried out before and after health education in residents and students. The percentage of correctly answering all 5 questions on leishmaniasis in residents and primary/secondary school students increased from 0.7% and 0 to 54.2% and 70.7% respectively, indicating that health education can raise public awareness for the disease prevention and control.
authors.forename: Yisilayin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: Skander
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wayit
authors.forename: Chang-Zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Su-Xiang
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Tong
authors.forename: Wei-Ping
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ruziguli
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jumahun
authors.forename: Abdu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nabijian
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*