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KMID : 1032220090040010005
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rural Health Nursing
2009 Volume.4 No. 1 p.5 ~ p.12
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Prevalence of Clonorchiasis, Knowledge and Intention to Change Behavior of Village People living in the Catchment Area of Community Health Posts along the Geum River
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Park Ji-Yeon
June Kyung-Ja
Park Do-Soon
Jho Kyung-Nyou
Jho Jung-Sook
Kim Soon-Chan
Suk Eun-Sook
Shin Dong-Sook
Lee Eun-Kyung
Kim Ok-Nim
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Abstract
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Purpose:
Method: The participants were 514 people from 7 community health posts along the Geum River. The formalin-esther sedimentation technique was used to detect the Clonorchis Sinensis (CS) eggs and a questionnaire for data on related factors. The study was carried on from December 2008 to January 2009.
Results: The prevalence of CS averaged 9.3%, with a range from 0% to 24.6%. The significant factors were sex, habit of eating raw fish, and habit related to smoking and alcohol consumption. The level of knowledge was not high and not significantly different between the CS positive group and CS negative group. Intention to change their habits of eating raw fish showed various stages of change and attitudes to raw fish eating habit of others were not positive.
Conclusions: These results suggest that a CS control program needs to be developed by community health services in the Geum River area to decrease the prevalence of clonorchiais.
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KEYWORD
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Clonorchiasis, Community health nursing, Health education
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