Abstract

Objective To investigate the requirement of schistosomiasis control for the scientific reference of schistosomiasis control based on the equality of public health services.Methods Jiangling County,a schistosomiasis heavy endemic area,in Hubei Province was selected as research spot.The healthy people was enrolled by cluster sampling,the chronic schistosomiasis and advanced schistosomiasis patients were cenrolled by purposive smapling.The requirements of schistosomiasis control were researched by questionnaire.Results A population of 1 281 from Yuejin Village,Yanghu Village and Xinhe Village of Jiangling County was investigated,53.8％(689/1 281) male and 46.2％(592/1 281) female were included.Among healthy people,95.6％(495/518) needed the knowledge of schistosomiasis control,83.0％(430/518) wished to get the information of disease examination and preventive treatment from professional agency of schistosomiasis control,all hoped obtaining free schistosomiasis examination and treatment,92.1％(477/518) would like to take preventive medicine at home.In 500 chronic schistosomiasis patients,99％(495/500) wished to have free schistosomiasis examination,93.4％(467/500) to have schistosomiasis examination at county professional schistosomiasis control agency,96.0％(480/500) hoped the anti-pathogen and liver protection combined treatment,and 86.0％(430/500) wished to have free medicine of anti-pathogen and liver-protection.Two hundred and sixty-three advanced schistosomiasis patients all hoped that the schistosomiasis complication treatment will be included in the national health project and the liver-protection medicine will be included in free medicines.Conclusion For the achievement of people acquiring equality of public health services,the management program of schistosomiasis prevention and cure should be established and included into the system of equality of public health services so as to meet the requirements of schistosomiasis control of healthy people,chronic schistosomiasis,and advanced schistosomiasis patients. Key words: Schistosomiasis; Patient; Requirement; Equality

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