Evaluation of an educational intervention on villagers' knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding transmission of Schistosoma japonicum in Sichuan province, China

Acta Tropica

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 226-235

  Wang, Shuo ^a   Carlton, Elizabeth J ^b   Chen, Lin ^c   Liu, Yang ^c   Spear, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SICHUAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

China; GEE regression; Health educational intervention; Randomised controlled trial; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; VILLAGE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HYGIENE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

CHINA; GEE REGRESSION; HEALTH EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION; RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHINA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

EID: 84879872290     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: 18736254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.05.009     Document Type: Article

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