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Determining Soil-transmitted Helminth Infection Status and Physical Fitness of School-aged Children
Published on: August 22, 2012
[Effects of health education on integrated control of soil-transmitted nematodes]
1Station for Schistosomiasis Control of Tongcheng city, Anhui Province, Tongcheng 231400, China.
Abstract:
After health education was carried out during the integrated control of parasitic diseases in Tongcheng City, Anhui Province, the awareness rate of health knowledge of villagers raised from 30.53% (68/210)to 99.49% (197/198), and their pass rate of health behavior increased from 36.67% (77/210) to 100% (198/198). Moreover, the total infection rate of soil-transmitted nematodes decreased from 31.76% (794/2 500) to 1.90% (19/1000). Health education is an important measure and content in controlling soil-transmitted nematodes.
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