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- Title
Risk Factors for Human Fascioliasis in Binchuan County, Yunnan Province.
- Authors
LI Yuan-yuan; HE Ji-bo; JIANG Li-li; LIN Can-song; ZHOU Zhou; LI Hong-jun; LIU Yu-hua; WANG Wen-lin; XU Wen
- Abstract
Objective To determine the risk factors for human fascioliasis in Binchuan County. Methods Community-based case-control study was conducted in Binchuan County, by using a structured questionnaire from interview. Enrolled participants were 72, including 18 patients as cases in the hospital, and 54 community controls selected from the nearest households surrounding patient households. Cases and controls were matched with gender and age. Chi-square test and Logistic regression were employed for analysis of data. Results Eating salad vegetable three times every week, salad lettuce and salad vegetable purchased from market were risk factors for human fascioliasis. Conclusion The most effective public health measures include strengthening health education, improving food health awareness of residents, strengthening grazing management and domestic animal disease control, preventing fecal pollution and improving environment to avoid survival of Limnea peregra.
- Subjects
CHINA; FASCIOLIASIS; PUBLIC health; DISEASE risk factors; PANDEMICS; HEALTH education
- Publication
Journal of Kunming Medical University / Kunming Yike Daxue Xuebao, 2014, Vol 35, Issue 8, p37
- ISSN
2095-610X
- Publication type
Article