영산강 유역 주민의 간흡충 감염실태와 감염 예방교육 프로그램의 효과

• Published in: 지역사회간호학회지 Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 56 - 65
• Main Authors: 김춘미(Chun Mi Kim), 소애영(Ae Young So), 전경자(Kyung Ja June), 정희영(Hee Young Jung)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국지역사회간호학회 2011
• Subjects: 간호학
• ISSN: 1225-9594; 2288-4203

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.