疟疾防治IEC的潜在合作伙伴及其对疟疾的知晓情况调查

目的了解与疟疾有利害相关者对当地疟疾态势看法和其疟疾知识,探寻开展疟疾防治IEC的潜在合作伙伴.方法根据人类学的方法,组织哈尼和佤族社区居民以及中小学教师开展疟疾专题性讨论,对关键人员进行半结构式深度访谈.结果当地政府和卫生部门把疟疾列为当地的主要公共卫生问题,但教育等非卫生部门对当地的疟疾情况和疟疾知识知之甚少;多数被调查者主要知识间日疟症状;多数社区居民不能肯定疟疾具有传染性;多数知识疟疾与蚊子有联系者,把疟疾感染又与诸如苍蝇和环境卫生差等因素也相联系.所有被调查者赞赏疟疾健康教育;教育,广播电视和农业部门表示愿意参与疟疾IEC活动.结论在我们以往的疟疾防治和研究中,在IEC方面工作的不足,导致人们对疟疾的知晓不够;社区和其它非卫生部门将是疟疾IEC活动的潜在合作伙伴,而当地政府的协调和领导极为重要.

Surveys on potential partners of IEC for malaria control and their perceptions toward malaria

Objective To understand perceptions of stakeholders to local malaria situation and their malaria knowledge, and ex-plore potential partners of information-education-communication(IEC) for malaria control. Methods Following anthropolgical methodology,focus group discussions were respectively organized in community memlbers of Hani and Wa ethnics, and teachers of primary and secondary schools. Results Local governments and health sectors ranked malaria as one of local main public health problems;however non-health sectors such as education only knew little on malaria situation and knowledge. Most of respondents mainly knew symptoms ofvivax malaria. Most of community members could not make sure malaria communicable. Most of respondents who knew the connecfon between malaria and mosquitoes considered other factors such as flies and poor environment sanitation as malaria causes too. All respondents appreciated to have health education on malaria. Sectors of education, broadcasting and television and agriculture expressed their willingness of involvement in IEG activities. Conclusion The weakness of IEG in previous malaria conirols and researches led to inappropriate understanding malaria by local people. Communities and other non-health sectors will be potential partners for malaria IEC activities;and coordination and leadership of lac al governments are determinatively important.