Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision
Abstract Background The transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) is associated with poverty, poor hygiene behaviour, lack of clean water and inadequate waste disposal and sanitation. Periodic administration of benzimidazole drugs is the mainstay for global STH control but it does not preven...
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| author | Donald P McManus Franziska A Bieri Yue-Sheng Li Gail M Williams Li-Ping Yuan Yang Henglin Zun-Wei Du Archie CA Clements Peter Steinmann Giovanna Raso Peiling Yap Ricardo J Soares Magalhães Donald Stewart Allen G Ross Kate Halton Xiao-Nong Zhou Remigio M Olveda Veronica Tallo Darren J Gray |
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| description | Abstract Background The transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) is associated with poverty, poor hygiene behaviour, lack of clean water and inadequate waste disposal and sanitation. Periodic administration of benzimidazole drugs is the mainstay for global STH control but it does not prevent re-infection, and is unlikely to interrupt transmission as a stand-alone intervention. Findings We reported recently on the development and successful testing in Hunan province, PR China, of a health education package to prevent STH infections in Han Chinese primary school students. We have recently commenced a new trial of the package in the ethnically diverse Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province and the approach is also being tested in West Africa, with further expansion into the Philippines in 2015. Conclusions The work in China illustrates well the direct impact that health education can have in improving knowledge and awareness, and in changing hygiene behaviour. Further, it can provide insight into the public health outcomes of a multi-component integrated control program, where health education prevents re-infection and periodic drug treatment reduces prevalence and morbidity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-861169244ea54bb696fb903ffa26707e2023-06-04T11:20:00ZengBMCParasites & Vectors1756-33052014-07-01711310.1186/1756-3305-7-344Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new visionDonald P McManus0Franziska A Bieri1Yue-Sheng Li2Gail M Williams3Li-Ping Yuan4Yang Henglin5Zun-Wei Du6Archie CA Clements7Peter Steinmann8Giovanna Raso9Peiling Yap10Ricardo J Soares Magalhães11Donald Stewart12Allen G Ross13Kate Halton14Xiao-Nong Zhou15Remigio M Olveda16Veronica Tallo17Darren J Gray18QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, HerstonQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, HerstonQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, HerstonThe School of Population Health, The University of QueenslandHunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Control on Schistosomiasis in Lake RegionYunnan Institute of Parasitic DiseasesYunnan Institute of Parasitic DiseasesResearch School of Population Health, The Australian National UniversitySwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of BaselSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of BaselSwiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of BaselSchool of Veterinary Science, University of QueenslandGriffith Health Institute, Griffith UniversityGriffith Health Institute, Griffith UniversitySchool of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of TechnologyNational Institute of Parasitic Disease, Chinese Center for Disease Control and PreventionResearch Institute for Tropical MedicineResearch Institute for Tropical MedicineQIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, HerstonAbstract Background The transmission of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) is associated with poverty, poor hygiene behaviour, lack of clean water and inadequate waste disposal and sanitation. Periodic administration of benzimidazole drugs is the mainstay for global STH control but it does not prevent re-infection, and is unlikely to interrupt transmission as a stand-alone intervention. Findings We reported recently on the development and successful testing in Hunan province, PR China, of a health education package to prevent STH infections in Han Chinese primary school students. We have recently commenced a new trial of the package in the ethnically diverse Xishuangbanna autonomous prefecture in Yunnan province and the approach is also being tested in West Africa, with further expansion into the Philippines in 2015. Conclusions The work in China illustrates well the direct impact that health education can have in improving knowledge and awareness, and in changing hygiene behaviour. Further, it can provide insight into the public health outcomes of a multi-component integrated control program, where health education prevents re-infection and periodic drug treatment reduces prevalence and morbidity.https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-344Ascaris lumbricoidesTrichuris trichiuraNecator americanusAncylostoma duodenaleSoil-transmitted helminths (STHs)People’s Republic of China |
| spellingShingle | Donald P McManus Franziska A Bieri Yue-Sheng Li Gail M Williams Li-Ping Yuan Yang Henglin Zun-Wei Du Archie CA Clements Peter Steinmann Giovanna Raso Peiling Yap Ricardo J Soares Magalhães Donald Stewart Allen G Ross Kate Halton Xiao-Nong Zhou Remigio M Olveda Veronica Tallo Darren J Gray Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision Parasites & Vectors Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura Necator americanus Ancylostoma duodenale Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) People’s Republic of China |
| title | Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision |
| title_full | Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision |
| title_fullStr | Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision |
| title_short | Health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in China: a new vision |
| title_sort | health education and the control of intestinal worm infections in china a new vision |
| topic | Ascaris lumbricoides Trichuris trichiura Necator americanus Ancylostoma duodenale Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) People’s Republic of China |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-344 |
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