社会经济因素与日本血吸虫病流行--一个中国农村的调查

本文研究了一个中国农村血吸虫病流行的社会经济和文化因素。研究方法包括医学人类学、社会学和流行病学方法学。试点村人口为1337人,多数村民为农民。199.3年产值为平均每人1268元。卫生设施十分有限。村里没有卫生室。1994年的血吸虫感染率为13.9％。1992-1994年累积感染率为29.3％。该村的血吸虫病有家庭聚集性。影响因素为居所至钉螺孳生地的距离,家长的教育程度和家庭的卫生状况。

SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AND PREVALENCE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA IN A RURAL AREA OF CHINA

This article researched socioeconomic and cultural dimensions of schistosomiasis in a rural village in China in 1994.Anthroplogical and sociological research methods supplemented by epidemiological approaches were used. The population of the village was 1337. The majority of villagers were farmers. Gross Product per Capita was 1268yuan (US$ 150) in 1993. Health services were limited and there was no medical clinic in the village. The prevalence rare of schistosomiasis was 13.9% in 1994. The cumulative infection rare was 29.3% between 1992 and 1994. There was a clustering of schistosomiasis in families. The influential factors were the distance from houses to host snail habitats, the education level of household heads, and the general sanitation of households.