[Prevention and control knowledge of echinococcosis in students in Qinghai Province].

OBJECTIVE

To understand the situation of prevention and control knowledge of echinococcosis in students in Qinghai Province, so as to provide an evidence for effective prevention and control of echinococcosis.

METHODS

The students of Grade Four or above were randomly selected with the multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method and investigated with the questionnaire about echinococcosis in Qinghai Province.

RESULTS

Totally 23 600 students were selected and surveyed, with the pass rate of 66.0% (15 566 cases). The pass rates of the male and female students were 65.1% (7 947 cases) and 66.9% (7 619 cases) respectively, and the difference was significant (χ2 = 8.454, P < 0.01). The difference of pass rates among different districts of Qinghai Province was statistically significant (χ2 = 3 848.619, P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONS

The general aware rate of echinococcosis knowledge in students is not high in Qinghai Province, and therefore, it is necessary to enhance the health education, especially for students in pasturing areas.