A multi-component integrated approach for the elimination of schistosomiasis in the People's Republic of China: design and baseline results of a 4-year cluster-randomised intervention trial.

Despite major successes in its control over the past 50years, schistosomiasis japonica continues to be a public health problem in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China).

[Role of socio-economy and management in sustainable transmission control of schistosomiasis in Taoyuan County, Hunan Province, China].

Objective: To clarify the role of socio-economy and management in the sustainable schistosomiasis-control in Taoyuan County, an endemic area in hilly region, Hunan Province, China.

Methods: From 1996 to 2011, the data of socio-economy, the management of schistosomiasis control organizations, environment, and the changes in schistosomiasis prevalence were collected in Taoyuan County where schistosomiasis transmission had been controlled since 2008. A sampling survey of schistosomiasis prevalence of human and bovine was performed in 2011 to verify the current status of schistosomiasis transmission.

School-based interventions to enhance knowledge and improve case management of schistosomiasis: a case study from Hunan, China.

This paper discusses an intersectoral health-related intervention, using cartoons and video-recording, print materials and face-to-face educational methods, to increase children's knowledge of schistosomiasis, which in turn might improve the case management of early diagnosis and treatment. The main components of the project were (i) the collaboration between the departments of public health and education and (ii) a randomized, controlled, school-based field trial conducted in the Dongting Lake region, China. Children in the experimental group (n=604) and their parents participated in the educational programme.