title: [Investigation on source and dissemination way of knowledge on schistosomiasis prevention and control in population in Jingjiang City after transmission-interrupted].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the source of knowledge on schistosomiasis prevention and control and the acceptable degree on different propagation patterns of population in Jingjiang City after schistosomiasis transmission-interrupted, so as to provide the evidence for the production of suitable materials for health education.
  
  
  METHODS
  The permanent residents, floating population as well as the primary school students in Grade 5 and 6 in riverside regions in Jingjiang City were selected as the investigation objects, the information propagation condition and the knowledge source, and the expected propagation patterns were investigated by questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The popularizing rates on the television, computer and mobile phone of the villagers were 99.81%, 84.16% and 87.78%, respectively. Both the two investigated schools had the independent TV network, broadcast and multimedia, and all the computer classroom could connected to Internet. The main sources on schistosomiasis control of permanent residents and floating population were folders and the exhibition board (62.0% and 40.5% respectively), the substantial material (42.0% and 33.5% respectively) and TV (40.5% and 36.0% respectively), while those of the students were video CD (100%), substantial material (99.5%) and folders and the exhibition boards (84.2%). The propagation ways with high acceptable degrees among the residents and floating population were substantial material, folders and the exhibition boards and short messages by mobile phone, while those among the students were video CD, substantial material, folders and the exhibition boards.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The material on health education should be targeted to the demands of the different populations and their condition of information propagation, in addition, the Internet material should be developed and the communicational channels should be broaden.
authors.forename: Ji-sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ya-hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Liang-liang
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D020407:Internet; D019359:Knowledge; D008297:Male; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission