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KMID : 03772197919790000161
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Medical Journal of Chosun Univercity
1979 Volume.4 No. 1 p.161 ~ p.173
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A survey on knowledge, attitudes and infection status of Parasites among housewives in Gwang Ju city
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文宰奎/Moon, Tae Gyu
趙建國/鄭燿翰/Cho, Kun Kook/Chung, Yo Han
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Abstract
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A survey was conducted during the period of February 20 to April 10, 1978 to obtain Information on knowledge, attitude and infection status of parasites among housewives in Gwang Ju city.
Major findings from this study can be summarized follows ;
1) The positive rates of intestinal heImirths were 333(72.7%) among 458, Ascaris lumbricoides 37.8%. Trichocephalus trichiurus 65.9%, Hookworm 3.5%, Trichostrongylus orientalis 1.5%, Enterobius vermicularis 0.6% and Clonorchis sinensis 0.4% respectively.
2) About the source of knowledge on parasitic infection, 28.8% learned from school, 13.1% from drug stores, 12.9% from hospitaIs, 7.2% from magazines and 4.4% from mass communication such as radio or newspapers.
3) 48.7% of them had knowledge of the need of periodic stool examination, but 29.7% though that hey need not examination and 21.6% thought that they needed examination only when they have a suspicion of parasitic infection.
4) 58.3% of them believed on the result of Stool examination, but 41.7% did not compltely trust it.
5) Only 1.5% of them has had the stool examination once or twice a year, and the majority of them(98.5%) had not it a year.
6) 56.6% of them had used anthelmintics at drug store without specific diagnosis when they have a suspicion of parasitic infection37.8% of them go to hospital or clinic for diagnosis and 5.7% of them had not any treatment.
7) Only 4.6% of them had administration of anthelmintics once or twice a year. and the majority of them(95.4%) had not at a year.
8) On the habit of hand wa shing, it appeared that only 24.5% of them have regularly washed their hand before meals, 49.1% of them irregularly, and 24.6% of them have not washed their hands before meals. 55.9% of them have regularly washed their hand after the defection, 29.7% of them have irregularly, and 14.4% of them have not washed their hand after the defection.
9) 85.5% of them wed to eat fresh water fish cooking them before eating and 14.2% of them eating the fish raw. 81.6% of them wed to eat beef cooking before eating frequently eating it raw.
10) 17.7% of them had an experience of eating fresh water fish and 84.1% hd an experience of eating beef..
11) 63.5% used to carefully wash vegetables and 36.5% carelessly washed them.
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