title: [Research of freely grazing and wild feces behaviors in schistosomiasis endemic areas of plateau mountain area in Yunnan Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the situation of the freely grazing and wild feces behaviors of residents in plateau mountain area of schistosomiasis endemic areas in Yunnan Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two villages of Xidian and Moguang in Heqing County, Yunnan Province were selected as the study area and the questionnaire surveys were performed to the randomly selected villagers aged 6 to 65 years with the sampling ratio of 30%. Then the respondents were tested for the infection of schistosomiasis by indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Totally 412 residents were surveyed. In all the responds, the ratios of "captive breed", "freely grazing "unknown" and "no response" were 55.34%, 4.85%, 26.94% and 12.86% respectively; and the ratios of "no grazing", "less than 5/week" and "no less than 5/week" were 75.49%, 16.02% and 8.50% respectively; and the ratios of "no wild feces", "less than 5/week", "no less than 5/week" and "no answer" were 68.45%, 27.67%, 2.91% and 0.97% respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Freely grazing and wild feces behaviors of residents in schistosomiasis endemic area of Heqing County are widespread, could heavily affect the control of schistosomiasis in Heqing County. The further work is to strengthen the management of human and animal feces and grazing and consolidate the results of the prevention and control of schistosomiasis and finally achieve the aim of the transmission interruption.
authors.forename: Bing-gui
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wen-bao
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yu-chun
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Hai-ying
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Liang-xian
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Shu-hni
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shao-rong
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jia-jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003672:Defecation; D005243:Feces; D005260:Female; D060434:Herbivory; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D014038:Toilet Facilities