Investigation of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of foodborne parasitic diseases among senior high school students in Zigui County

Abstract

To understand the status of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of foodborne parasitic diseases among senior high school students in Three Gorges Reservoir Region. A total of 1 353 senior high school students were selected with the cluster sampling method and investigated with the questionnaires in Zigui County, and the data were analyzed statistically. Among the 1 353 students surveyed, the awareness rates of parasitic diseases, their hazards and transmissions were 62.23% (842 cases), 80.78% (1 093 cases) and 83.89% (1 135 cases) respectively. The awareness rate of parasitic diseases in the students of senior Grade One was higher than that of Grade Two (χ2 = 7.037, P < 0.05). The formation rates of behaviors of refusing of raw food, refusing of unboiled water, and dining at home or school in the students of senior Grade One were higher than those of Grade Two (χ2 = 6.970, 12.749 and 12.921 respectively, and all P < 0.05). Fifty-one percent (690 cases) of students would not have the food with the infection risk of parasitic diseases. The awareness of parasitic diseases of high school students in Zigui County is not efficient, and the health education should be strengthened.