[Survey of prevention knowledge and behavior of echinococcosis and influencing factors in residents in agricultural and pastoral areas of Maerkang City].

OBJECTIVE

To master the prevention knowledge and behavior of echinococcosis and the influencing factors in residents in agricultural and pastoral areas of Maerkang City, so as to provide the reference for formulating the policy and strategy of echinococcosis prevention and control.

METHODS

In April, 2017, 796 residents in agricultural and pastoral areas of Maerkang City were selected by the multi-stage stratified random sampling method, and surveyed with questionnaires. The main questions included the prevention knowledge and related behaviors of echinococcosis.

RESULTS

The awareness rate of prevention knowledge of echinococcosis was 70.1% (558/796). The awareness rate was the lowest in the group aged 15 to 25 years. The difference of knowledge awareness rate was statistically significant among the different age groups (χ2 = 16.408, P < 0.01). The knowledge awareness rate of the people with middle school or above educational level was higher than that of the people with primary school or below educational level (χ2 = 4.869, P = 0.027). The knowledge awareness rate of the dog owners was lower than that of the people without a dog (χ2 = 11.384, P = 0.001). The knowledge awareness rate in the people who received the knowledge training of three times or more was higher than that in the people who received the knowledge training of two times or less (χ2 = 11.439, P = 0.003). The logistic regression showed that the age, educational level, training times and dog raising were the main influencing factors. The related behavior survey showed that 32.7% (260/796) of residents did not drink unboiled water, 37.0% (61/165) of dog owners tied the dog, 43.6% (72/165) of dog owners fed the dogs with anthelmintic regularly, and only 10.3% (17/165) of dog owners buried the dog's dung.

CONCLUSIONS

The awareness rate of echinococcosis prevention knowledge in Maerkang City should be improved. The health education should be focused on the young people, people with low educational level, and people who have dogs. The behaviors of drinking unboiled water, tying dogs, feeding dogs with anthelmintic regularly, and burying dog' s dung should be advocated.