安徽和县沿江造船厂血防健康教育效果的调查

Evaluation on schistosomiasis health education in workers of shipyards along the Yangtze River in Hexian County

目的了解血防健康教育对沿江血防区造船企业职工血防知识和行为的影响。方法选择和县3个重点流行村江滩的3座造船厂,开展连续3年的血防健康教育和相关调查,调查外来人员血防知识知晓率、正确的血防态度观、主动接触疫水情况以及血吸虫病查治病依从情况变化。结果经过连续3年的血防健康教育和行为干预,3座船厂职工血防知识知晓率、血防态度正确率和查治病依从率分别由干预前的11.2%、9.1%、38.8%和31.7%上升至93.8%、91.9%、93.2%和84.3%,主动疫水接触率由干预前的6.8%下降为0。无一人感染血吸虫。结论连续的血防健康教育可以增强血防区居民和外来人员的血防意识和自我保护意识,对控制血吸虫病流行和传播有着积极作用。

Objective To understand the effect of schistosomiasis health education on the knowledge and behavior in the migrant workers of shipyards along the Yangtze River in Hexian county.Methods Three shipyards,built along the river beach within the endemic villages in Hexian county,were selected for pilot study by offering the worker with health education involved in schistosomiasis for consecutive three years.Then the migrant workers were surveyed on the knowledge related to schistosomiasis,their attitudes towards schistosomiasis prevention,incidences of actively contacting infested water and compliance with examination and treatment of schistosomiasis.Results After consecutive three years of health education and behavior intervention,the awareness rate of schistosomiasis related knowledge,attitudes towards this disease prevention and the compliance with examination and treatment of schistosomiasis among the workers were increased from11.2%.9.1%,38.8%and 31.7%to 93.8%,91.9%,93.2%and 84.3%,respectively,and the incidence of actively contacting the infested water was fallen from 6.8%to 0 after our efforts.No individual had ever been infected with schistosoma.Conclusion Constant health education can improve the awareness of migrant worker on the risks and prevention of the schistosomiasis in endemic area,which has a positive effect on schistosomiasis control.