"Fighting against Intestinal Worms to Improve Children's Health in Rural China Project" Baseline Survey Successfully Completed

Release date：2013/7/4　　Source： ccap

    "Fighting against Intestinal Worms to Improve Children's Health in Rural China Project," hosted by Rural Education Action Program of the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy, Chinese Academy of Science started its baseline survey on May 7th, 2013. The project partners include National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NIPD, CDC), Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture of Southeastern Guizhou, and Guiyang Nursing Vocational College, etc. After half a year of careful preparation, the project team developed the survey instruments and trained the enumerators/nurses/fecal testers in a rigorous and standardized way. More than 150 trained enumerators nurses/fecal testers participated in the baseline survey. In total, the survey covered 2240 9-11 years old children and their parents/guardians, headmasters, head teachers, village cadres and doctors from 112 townships in 7 counties in southeastern part of Guizhou. This survey collected detailed information on basic socioeconomic status of children and their families and schools, children's health and academic performance, sanitary conditions, life habits, knowledge of prevention and treatment of intestinal worms, etc. By June 10th, the baseline survey has been successfully completed. At present, related data entry, disposal and analysis are still proceeding intensely.