CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (5): 681-686.doi: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.05.017

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Echinococcosis prevalence and knowledge awareness in population in Jiuzhi County of Qinghai Province during 2017—2018

LIU Jia1(), LEI Wen1, MA Xiao1, ZHANG Xue-fei1, FAN Hai-ning2,*(), WANG Wei1, ZHANG Qing1, MA Jun-ying1, CAI Hui-xia1, ZHAN Pei-zhen1, ZHANG Jing-xiao1, LIU Yu-fang1, LIU Na1, WANG Yong-shun1, ZHAO Cun-zhe1, ZHANG Xiong-ying1, SHI Ke-mei1, YIN Xiu-qin3, SHANG Shun-xin3   

  1. 1 Qinghai Institute for Endemic Disease Prevention and Control, Xining 811602, China
    2 Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, Xining 810000, China
    3 Jiuzhi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guoluo 814499, China
  • Received:2021-02-06 Revised:2021-05-11 Online:2021-10-30 Published:2021-11-10
  • Contact: FAN Hai-ning E-mail:457831207@qq.com;fanhaining@medmail.com.cn
  • Supported by:
    Science and Technology Major Project of Qinghai Province(2016-SF-A5)

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the prevalence and knowledge awareness of echinococcosis in Jiuzhi County, Qinghai Province during 2017—2018. Methods Residents above 2 years of age in seven townships (town) in Jiuzhi County were selected with a cluster random sampling method during 2017—2018 and subjected to B-ultrasound examination to determine the prevalence of echinococcosis in the residents. A field questionnaire regarding knowledge of echinococcosis prevention and control was performed randomly among groups with different occupations. Results A total of 25 238 people in Jiuzhi County received B-ultrasound examination, 798 of them were diagnosed with echinococcosis, showing a prevalence rate of 3.2% (798/25 238). Of the diagnosed cases, 245 were cystic echinococcosis (30.7%), 549 with alveolar echinococcosis (68.8%), and 4 mixed type (0.5%). The prevalence was higher in females (4.0%, 498/12 327) than males (2.3%, 300/12 911) (χ2 = 60.668, P < 0.01). The prevalence of echinococcosis increased with age, and was highest in the age group 50-60 (8.0%, 141/1 756) (χ2 = 439.082, P < 0.01). The prevalence was highest in the illiterate group (20.7%, 693/3 356) (χ2 = 3 871.087, P < 0.01) among all groups of educational levels. The prevalence in the nomadic population (4.0%, 743/18 561) was higher than that in the settled population (0.8%, 55/6 677) (χ2 = 162.104, P < 0.01). The prevalence of echinococcosis was highest in Waeryi township (10.9%, 349/3 218) (χ2 = 881.983, P < 0.01). In 2017 and 2018, 431 and 449 questionnaires were completed in the residents with different occupations, and the awareness rates of echinococcosis were 84.5% (364/431) and 94.5% (426/449), respectively. Conclusion High prevalence of echinococcosis was found in Jiuzhi County. The rate of awareness on echinococcosis control in 2018 was higher than that in 2017.

Key words: Echinococcosis, Jiuzhi County, Human, Investigation

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