A Study on the Prevalence of Clonorchis Sinensis and the Effects of Educational Program among Residents in the Basin of the Youngsan River, Korea
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
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: 56-65, 2011.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-178050
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection in people living within 5 km of the Youngsan River basin, to develop an educational program to prevent the infection, and to examine the effects of the educational program.METHODS:
This study employed a one group pretest-posttest design, the subjects were 384. This study was conducted from November 20, 2008 to June 16, 2009. The results were analyzed with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program.RESULTS:
Of the residents, 5.7% were infected with Clonorchis sinensis and the knowledge level about the prevention of Clonorchis sinensis was improved significantly from 9.75+/-5.12 points before the education to 15.05+/-2.43 points after the education. One of the important effects was that the willingness to eat raw fresh-water fish was reduced after the education.CONCLUSION:
Based on the results of this study, a continuous research needs to be conducted on how education and knowledge level-up change people's living attitudes for the prevention of Clonorchis sinensis infection and the reduction of the infection rate in the future.
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Asunto principal:
Prevalencia
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Clonorchis sinensis
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Intención
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Ríos
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Educación
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Corea (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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