[Investigation on satisfaction of replacement of bovine with machine for schistosomiasis control of residents in Jiangling County, Hubei Province].

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.