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A Study on the Prevalence of Clonorchis Sinensis and the Effects of Educational Program among Residents in the Basin of the Youngsan River, Korea  

Kim, Chun-Mi (Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University)
So, Ae-Young (Department of Nursing, Gangneung-Wonju National University)
June, Kyung-Ja (Department of Nursing, Soonchunhyang University)
Jung, Hee-Young (Department of Nursing, Munkyung College)
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Research in Community and Public Health Nursing / v.22, no.1, 2011 , pp. 56-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The goal of this study was to analyze the prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis infection in people living within 5 km of the Youngsan River basin, to develop an educational program to prevent the infection, and to examine the effects of the educational program. Methods: This study employed a one group pretest-posttest design, the subjects were 384. This study was conducted from November 20, 2008 to June 16, 2009. The results were analyzed with the SPSS/WIN 18.0 program. Results: Of the residents, 5.7% were infected with Clonorchis sinensis and the knowledge level about the prevention of Clonorchis sinensis was improved significantly from $9.57{\pm}5.12$ points before the education to $15.05{\pm}2.43$ points after the education. One of the important effects was that the willingness to eat raw fresh-water fish was reduced after the education. Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, a continuous research needs to be conducted on how education and knowledge level-up change people's living attitudes for the prevention of Clonorchis sinensis infection and the reduction of the infection rate in the future.
Keywords
Clonorchis sinensis; Knowledge; Attitude; Intention;
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