[Soil-transmitted nematode infections and cognitive behavior in rural residents of Dezhou City in 2011].

Objective: To understand the status of soil-transmitted nematode infections, as well as the awareness and healthy behavior on soil-transmitted nematodiasis in rural residents of Dezhou City.

Methods: Six villages were selected according to the stratified sampling method; the permanent resident population aged 3 years or above was determined as the investigation objects. The modified Kato-Katz technique was adopted to detect the eggs of Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura in the feces of the residents, and the method of cellophane anal swab was used to detect the Enterobius vermicularis infection in children under 12 years old.