Abstract: AIM:To explore the role of health education in schistosomiasis control among adult
women in a highly endemic area of Poyang L ake region. METHODS:Through listening- video
education and technical training,the adult women were taught the knowledge of control measures
against schistosomiasis. RESUL TS:After health education,the qualification rate of knowledge on
anti- schistosomiasis and the rate of cooperating attitude to perform the project of prevention
and chemotherapy on anti- schistosomiasis in the experimental group was increased from 55. 3% and 68.0% to 84. 8% and 91. 9%, being 32. 5% and 21. 8% higher than those in control group, respectively. The rates of infested water exposure and occurrences of new infection and reinfection were reduced from 9. 5% and 19. 4% to 6. 7% and 7. 1% , being 42. 0% and 66. 1% 1ower than those in the control group, respectively; the proportion of educated women teaching their children how to prevent schistosomiasis was increased from 48.4% to 96. 9%, being 35. 0% higher than those in the control group; and the proportion of women taking their children in contacting infested ater and the infection rate of the children aged 3- 5 were reduced from 54. 8% and 17. 6% to 6. 3% and 2. 7%, being 87. 9% and 86.0% lower than those in the control group, respectively. CONCLUSION: Health education
can effectively control schistosome infection among adult women and their children.

Key words: Schistosomiasis, health education, adult women, infection rat