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Evaluation of Health Education in Primary School Students from Schistosomiasis-Endemic Areas around Poyang Lake by KAP Hierarchical Evaluation Method

ZHU Jing1,3, ZHAO An1,2 *, WANG Li-wei4, ZHANG Wen-xin1, HUANG Chao-qing1, TANG Qi-qiang1   

  1. 1 Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022,　China; 2 Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Wetland and Watershed Research,　Ministry of Education,　Nanchang 330022,　China; 3 Yinchuan Sixth Middle School,　Yinchuan 750001,　China; 4 Yinchuan Second Middle School,　Yinchuan 750001,　China
  • Online:2013-10-30 Published:2014-07-24

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Abstract: Objective  To quantitatively evaluate the intervention effect of schistosomiasis health education on the knowledge, attitude and behavior（KAP） among the primary school students.  Methods  A questionnaire was designed to collect baseline data. Questionnairing was conducted among students of grades 3 and 4 from the Central Primary School, Liyuzhou Primary School, and Meichi Primary School in Wuxing Farm of Nanchang City in June 2010. Eighty-four students from Central Primary School were selected as experiment group, and 62 students in the other two schools served as control group. Health education intervention（knowledge lectures, information dissemination, intensive education and so on） was conducted for the students in experiment group from September 2010 to October 2011. Final KAP questionnaire survey was carried out after intervention. A KAP hierarchical evaluation method was used to calculate the KAP scores in the two groups before and after intervention.  Results  After health education, the total KAP score in experiment group increased from 8.40 before education to 9.36（t=2.994 4, P<0.01）,  higher than that of the control （8.53, t=5.335 5, P<0.01）. The scores of knowledge, attitude and behavior of schistosomiasis control increased from 6.16, 9.10, and 8.67 before education to 8.12, 9.86, and 9.45 after education in experiment group（t=5.716 8， P<0.01; t=3.2764， P<0.01; t=3.276 4， P<0.01）, respectively. Compared to the experiment group, after health education the scores of knowledge（6.34, t=3.517 5, P<0.01） and attitude of schistosomiasis control（9.43, t=2.311 9, P<0.05） were lower in control group; but no significant difference was found on the score of behavior between the two groups. After health education, the scores of 26 indices in experiment group were higher than that of the control and before education.  Conclusion  The health education intervention is effective for schistosomiasis control in the experiment school.

Key words: Schistosomiasis, Health education, KAP hierarchical evaluation method, Pupil；Poyang Lake