泰州市赴非人员血吸虫病防治知识调查

Investigation on awareness of schistosomiasis control knowledge among residents going to Africa in Taizhou City

目的了解泰州市赴非人员血吸虫病防治知识知晓情况,为制定输入性血吸虫病防控措施提供依据。方法2019年7—10月,采用面对面访谈的形式对2015—2018年去过非洲国家且现已回国的人员开展问卷调查,内容包括血吸虫病防治知识了解情况及非洲居留期间生活用水、饮用水使用情况和河、湖水接触史。结果累计调查赴非人员573人,其中有效问卷572份。赴非人员文化程度以高中及以下为主(509人,占89.0%),赴非目的以务工为主(543人,占94.9%),赴非主要国家为安哥拉(52.3%)和阿尔及利亚(15.9%)。听说过非洲血吸虫病者占7.2%,知道血吸虫病是通过接触疫水感染者占19.8%,36人接触过河、湖水。270人饮用自来水,276人使用自来水作为生活用水。结论泰州市赴非人员血吸虫病防治知识知晓率较低;应加强泰州市赴非人员血吸虫病防治健康教育,以提高防范意识、避免血吸虫感染。

Objective To understand the awareness of schistosomiasis control knowledge among people going to Africa in Taizhou City,to provide insights into the development of control measures for imported schistosomiasis.Methods During the period from July to October,2019,a face-to-face questionnaire survey was conducted among people that had gone to African countries between 2015 and 2018 and return to China now,including awareness of schistosomiasis control knowledge,type of living and drinking water and contact with river and lake water.Results A total of 573 peoples going to Africa were investigated,and572 eligible questionnaires were recovered.Among the 572 people interviewed,senior high school and above was the predominant education level(509 people,89.0%),labor was the predominant aim(543 people,94.9%),and Angola(52.3%)and Algeria(15.9%)were predominant destiny countries.There were 7.2% of the interviewees hearing about African schistosomiasis,19.8% knowing infections by contact with infested water,and 36 people with a history of contact with river and lake water.In addition,270 interviewees used running water as drinking water and 276 used running water as living water.Conclusions The awareness rate of schistosomiasis control knowledge is low among people going to Africa in Taizhou City.Health education pertaining to schistosomiasis control is required to be improved among those going to Africa in Taizhou City to increase the awareness of schistosomiasis prevention and avoid parasitic infections.