Performance evaluation of rural latrine renovation in key schistosomiasis control areas, Jiangsu Province

To evaluate the hygienic, environmental, social and economic benefits achieved by rural latrine renovation in key schistosomiasis control areas, Jiangsu Province. Eights villages (evaluation villages) that finished and the three villages (control villages) that did not finish the latrine renovation...

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Published inZhongguo xue xi chong bing fang zhi za zhi Vol. 23; no. 4; p. 390
Main Authors Jin, Xiao-Lin, Xu, Xiang-Zhen, Chen, Xiao-Jin, Cao, Han-Jun, Shen, Ming-Xue, Jiang, Wen-Cai, Jiang, Gang
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.08.2011
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China
Family Characteristics
Feces - parasitology
Health Promotion - economics
Humans
Hygiene
Rural Health - economics
Rural Population
Schistosomiasis - economics
Schistosomiasis - parasitology
Schistosomiasis - prevention & control
Toilet Facilities - economics
Toilet Facilities - standards
China
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Summary:To evaluate the hygienic, environmental, social and economic benefits achieved by rural latrine renovation in key schistosomiasis control areas, Jiangsu Province. Eights villages (evaluation villages) that finished and the three villages (control villages) that did not finish the latrine renovation work were sampled and investigated through field visits, questionnaire, referring to information and so on, to collect relevant data, and human waste samples were detected for laboratory indicators in hygiene and environment, in key schistosomiasis control areas in three counties (cities, districts), Jiangsu Province. A total of 11 villages and 220 households were investigated. In the evaluation villages, the owning rate and quality conformity rate of three-format sanitary latrines were 98.6% and 98.8%, respectively. The human schistosome infection rate, intestinal parasite infection rate, the incidence of intestinal infectious diseases, and related medical costs decreased by 100%, 44.5%, 34.2% and 82.8%, respectiv
ISSN:1005-6661