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OBJECTIVE: To understand the satisfaction and the awareness rate of the replacement of bovine with machine for schistosomiasis control among residents in Jiangling County, Hubei Province. METHODS: Three villages, Yugu, Jinqi and Huazhang, were chosen randomly to be investigated, each family filled a questionnaire, and 363 questionnaires were obtained at the end of the survey. The data were analyzed with SPSS 11.5. RESULTS: Among 363 households, 210 (68.0%) households raised bovine during the last 3 years. There were no significant differences in the awareness rates of the replacement of bovine with machine and the knowledge of schistosomiasis control between the bovine-raising families and non-raising families (P > 0.05), while the satisfaction rates between the bovine-raising families and non-raising showed a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Among the 187 households who purchased agricultural machinery, the very satisfied, satisfied, general, unsatisfied and very unsatisfied rates were 9.1%, 43.3%, 42.2%, 3.7% and 1.1% respectively in evaluating the service of agricultural machinery organizations. CONCLUSION: The satisfaction and the awareness rate of the replacement of bovine with machine of residents in schistosomiasis endemic areas are relatively perfect.
