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Objective To understand the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of foodborne parasitic diseases among medical college students, so as to provide the evidence for the development of strategies on health education. Methods A total of 929 premed students from a medical college were selected in Hebei Province using the stratified sampling method from October to December, 2017, and investigated by questionnaires to understand their KAP on foodborne parasitic diseases. Results The understanding and concern degree on foodborne parasitic diseases among the college students from different majors were statistically different (all P < 0.05), the awareness rate and the degree of concern of the non-medical students were lower than those of the medical students, and the awareness rate and the degree of concern of the students who had received medical parasitology education were higher than those who had not received. For the formation rate of not prefer seeking novelty, there was a statistically significant difference among the college students in different majors (P < 0.05), and the rate of health behavior formation in non-medical students was relatively low. There were statistically significant differences among the students from different majors in the attitude on "would suggest others not to eat the foods that might be infected with the foodborne parasites", "would not eat the foods that might be infected with the foodborne parasites", and "would give up special preferences or bad habits" (all P < 0.05), and the formation rate of correct attitude of medical students was relatively high. Conclusion The awareness rate and the formation rates of correct attitude and behavior of the college students who have received medical parasitology education are relatively higher, so it is necessary to set up a course on foodborne parasitic diseases in colleges and universities.
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Objective To understand the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of foodborne parasitic diseases among medical college students, so as to provide the evidence for the development of strategies on health education. Methods A total of 929 premed students from a medical college were selected in Hebei Province using the stratified sampling method from October to December, 2017, and investigated by questionnaires to understand their KAP on foodborne parasitic diseases. Results The understanding and concern degree on foodborne parasitic diseases among the college students from different majors were statistically different (all P < 0.05), the awareness rate and the degree of concern of the non-medical students were lower than those of the medical students, and the awareness rate and the degree of concern of the students who had received medical parasitology education were higher than those who had not received. For the formation rate of not prefer seeking novelty, there was a statistically significant difference among the college students in different majors (P < 0.05), and the rate of health behavior formation in non-medical students was relatively low. There were statistically significant differences among the students from different majors in the attitude on "would suggest others not to eat the foods that might be infected with the foodborne parasites", "would not eat the foods that might be infected with the foodborne parasites", and "would give up special preferences or bad habits" (all P < 0.05), and the formation rate of correct attitude of medical students was relatively high. Conclusion The awareness rate and the formation rates of correct attitude and behavior of the college students who have received medical parasitology education are relatively higher, so it is necessary to set up a course on foodborne parasitic diseases in colleges and universities.
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Objective To understand the status of knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)on foodborne parasitic diseases and the influencing factors among college students in Wuhu City,so as to provide the evidence for the development of strategies on health education.Methods A total of 1 685 college students from five colleges were selected through the randomly stratified cluster sampling method,and then they were investigated by questionnaires to understand their KAP on foodborne parasitic dis-eases.Chi-square test was performed and regression models were constructed to analyze the influencing factors of knowledge on food-borne parasitic diseases.Results Among the 1 685 college students surveyed the awareness rates of knowledge about food-borne parasitic diseases and their harms were 33.5％(565 cases)and 31.4％(529 cases).There were statistically significant dif-ferences among/between the grades,schools,places of origin,family incomes,whether or not having the male or female friends,whether or not having the medical personnel in the family,whether or not having the insistence on the annual physical examination,whether or not receiving the health education,and whether or not having the history of parasitic diseases(all P<0.05).The logistic regression analysis showed that the school,receiving the health education,having the insistence on the annu-al physical examination,and the history of parasitic diseases were the independent influencing factors of the awareness rate of knowledge on foodborne parasitic diseases(all P<0.01).Conclusion The awareness rate,healthy behavior and correct atti-tude formation about foodborne parasitic diseases are low among the college students in Wuhu City,and therefore,it is neces-sary to offer the courses related to foodborne parasitic diseases in colleges and universities.
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Objective To investigate the status of knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)of foodborne parasitic diseases among middle school students in Xuzhou City,so as to provide a reference to the health education. Methods A total of four middle schools were selected and their students were investigated with the basic information questionnaire and questions of food-borne parasitic diseases. Results The awareness rates of parasitic diseases,hazards and transmission were 56.50％,66.33％and 70.50％respectively. The awareness rates of transmission of the diseases in the senior high school students and urban students were higher than those in the junior middle school students and rural students(χ2 =8.684,8.470,both P<0.05). The forma-tion rates of not drinking raw water and not eating raw food were higher among the female students than those among the male stu-dents(χ2 =7.675,15.230,both P<0.05). The formation rate of not eating raw food was higher among the senior high school students than that among the junior middle school students(χ2 =49.276,P<0.001),and the formation rates of washing hands before meals and not keeping pets were higher among the urban students than those among the rural students (χ2 = 5.833, 13.443,both P<0.05). Totally 64.83％of the students would not eat food that might be infected with foodborne parasites,and the proportion of girls was higher than that of the boys(χ2 =11.690,P<0.05),and 20.5％of the students would suggest others not eating food that might be infected with foodborne parasites,and 81％of the students would plan to get rid of bad habits. Con-clusion The cognition of foodborne parasitic diseases is poor among the middle school students in Xuzhou City. The health edu-cation work on foodborne parasitic diseases should be strengthened.
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Objective To understand the status of knowledge,attitude and practice(KAP)of foodborne parasitic diseases among senior high school students in Three Gorges Reservoir Region. Methods A total of 1 353 senior high school students were selected with the cluster sampling method and investigated with the questionnaires in Zigui County,and the data were ana?lyzed statistically. Results Among the 1 353 students surveyed,the awareness rates of parasitic diseases,their hazards and transmissions were 62.23%(842 cases),80.78%(1 093 cases)and 83.89%(1 135 cases)respectively. The awareness rate of parasitic diseases in the students of senior Grade One was higher than that of Grade Two(χ2 =7.037,P<0.05). The formation rates of behaviors of refusing of raw food,refusing of unboiled water,and dining at home or school in the students of senior Grade One were higher than those of Grade Two(χ2=6.970,12.749 and 12.921 respectively,and all P<0.05). Fifty?one per?cent(690 cases)of students would not have the food with the infection risk of parasitic diseases. Conclusion The awareness of parasitic diseases of high school students in Zigui County is not efficient,and the health education should be strengthened.