[Assessment of health education against echinococcosis in Tibetan region of Sichuan Province, China].

Objective: To find an effective strategy of implementing health education in Tibetan Regions so as to make echinococcosis control sustainable at a large scale.

Methods: During July to November of 2008, surveys were conducted on health education requirements among various populations in the form of questionnaire and group discussion in endemic areas of echinococcosis in three counties of the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan. Based on the obtained results, health education materials suitable for different populations were designed.