[Evaluation on health education about schistosomiasis for middle school students in Three Gorges Reservoir areas]

Xiao-Qing Tang; Huan Zeng; Yang Wang; Hong Wang; Wen-Ge Tang; Fei Luo; Li-Wei Zhang

[Evaluation on health education about schistosomiasis for middle school students in Three Gorges Reservoir areas]

Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2011 Aug;23(4):452, 456.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Xiao-Qing Tang¹, Huan Zeng, Yang Wang, Hong Wang, Wen-Ge Tang, Fei Luo, Li-Wei Zhang

Affiliation

¹ School of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.

PMID: 22164866

Abstract

After the implementation of health education about schistosomiasis for the middle school students in Three Gorges reservoir areas, the pass rate of knowledge about the schistosomiasis prevention and control of students increased from 6.3% to 75.6%. However, the awareness rate of knowledge about the schistosomiasis control was still lower than 95%, so health education still need to be enhanced.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Awareness
Child
China
Female
Health Education*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Male
Program Evaluation*
Schistosomiasis / prevention & control
Schistosomiasis / psychology*
Students / psychology*