ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Infection status of clonorchiasis sinensis and the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the disease among human population in Xinfeng County of Jiangxi Province in 2016 and 2018

  • Zhe CHEN ,
  • Chang-hong YUAN ,
  • Wei-sheng JIANG ,
  • Yu-hua YANG ,
  • Ming-xing LAN ,
  • Ke-xing LIU ,
  • Xiao-jun ZENG ,
  • Hui-hui ZHU
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  • 1 Jiangxi Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases Control, Jiangxi Provincal Key Laboratory of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control, Nanchang 330096, China
    2 Xinfeng Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Ganzhou 341699, China
    3 National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention; Chinese Center for Tropical Diseases Research; WHO Collaborating Center of Tropical Diseases; National Center for International Research on Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China

Received date: 2020-05-09

  Revised date: 2020-06-21

  Online published: 2021-03-10

Supported by

Key Laboratory of Schistosomiasis Prevention and Control Science(2019BCD40006);Technology Planning Project of Jiangxi Health Commission(20203868);Technology Planning Project of Jiangxi Health Commission(20203870)

Abstract

Objective To evaluate assess changes in knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) towards clonorchiasis and the status of human infection three years after the establishment of a demonstration area for clonorchiasis control in Xinfeng County. Methods In 2016 and 2018, 150 permanent residents aged 3 years or above were cluster sampled in each of the 26 administrative villages in the demonstration area, for fecal examination and questionnaire survey. The questionnaires survey was applied to understand the changes of knowledge, behavior and attitude toward clonorchiasis control among participants. The fecal examination was conducted using the modified Kato-Katz thick smear method (two slide-reading/one sample) to assess the status of Clonorchis siensis infection. The participants in the two-year suvey were included in the analysis, and the comparisons between groups were made with the Chi-square test. Results A total of 1 108 residents participated in the two surveys in 2016 and 2018. The infection rate of Clonorchis sinensis dropped from 22.5% (249/1 108) in 2016 to 9.7% (107/1 108) in 2018 (P < 0.01). The infection rate in males (31.9%, 171/536; 13.6%, 73/536) was higher than that in females (13.6%, 78/572; 5.9%, 34/572) in the two years (P < 0.01). The questionnaire analysis revealed that the awareness rate on the knowledge of clonorchiasis control increased significantly from 4.3% (48/1 108) in 2016 to 25.0% (277/1 108)in 2018 (P < 0.01). The infection rate was higher in the awareness group (35.4%, 17/48; 10.1%, 28/277) than that in the unawareness group (21.9%, 232/1 060; 9.5%,79/831) in both years (P2016 < 0.01, P2018 > 0.05). In 2018, 77.9% (141/181) of raw-fish consumers would refuse to eat raw fish again, and 99.7% (1 105/1 108) would be willing to receive treatment after infection, which was higher than 28.9% (68/235) and 95.6% (1 059/1 108) in 2016 respectively (P < 0.01). The proportion of residents eating raw fish decreased from 21.2% (235/1 108) in 2016 to 16.3% (181/1 108) in 2018 (P < 0.01), and the infection rate in those eating raw fish (61.3%, 144/235; 43.1%, 78/181) was significantly higher than that in those not eating raw fish in both years(12.0%, 105/873; 3.1%, 29/927)(P < 0.01). The deworming coverage increased from 69.9% (174/249) in 2016 to 89.7% (96/107) in 2018 (P < 0.01). The percentage of residents who were unaware of clonorchiasis in both years was 73.2% (811/1 108), and the proportion of residents eating raw fish in both years was 10.3% (114/1 108). Conclusion With the implementation of control measures in the demonstration area, there has been a decrease in the Clonorchis infection rate and increases in the awareness rate of knowledge on clonorchiasis control, as well as the proportions of people showing willingness to give up eating raw fish and to receive treatment after being infected. The proportion of behavior of eating raw fish and the average infection rate were significantly decreased. These findings suggest remarkable achievements in clonorchiasis control.

Cite this article

Zhe CHEN , Chang-hong YUAN , Wei-sheng JIANG , Yu-hua YANG , Ming-xing LAN , Ke-xing LIU , Xiao-jun ZENG , Hui-hui ZHU . Infection status of clonorchiasis sinensis and the knowledge, attitudes and practices towards the disease among human population in Xinfeng County of Jiangxi Province in 2016 and 2018[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY AND PARASITIC DISEASES, 2021 , 39(1) : 69 -75 . DOI: 10.12140/j.issn.1000-7423.2021.01.010

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