Analysis on Influential Factors of Diarrhea in some Rural Residents of Yunnan

Objectives To explore the impact of hygienic habits, cleanness of courtyard and indoors, the type of toilet and vector organism in kitchen on the incidence of diarrhea in rural residents of Yunnan, and to provide scientific evidence for improving the public health works and health status of rural residents.

Methods The surveys were conducted in 2013 among 18399 people in Yunnan according to the National Sanitary Surveillance Scheme for Rural Environment issued by the National Public Health Campaign Committee.All data were uploaded through the Information Management System for National Sanitary Surveillance of Rural Environment, the database was established with EXCEL after the data were downloaded and verified, and the data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0.

Results There were 441 people suffered from diarrhea in two weeks before the investigation, the incidence of diarrhea was 2.23%.The possible risk factors for increasing the incidence of diarrhea were adult and nymphae cockroaches being found in kitchen, not washing hand before eating food and after using toilet, and drinking raw water.No significant correlation was found between the cleanness of courtyard and indoors, type of toilet, the trace of rat and fly with the incidence of diarrhea in residents.

Conclusions The incidence of diarrhea was higher in rural residents of Yunnan.Drinking boiled water, washing hand before eating food and after using toilet, and controlling the density of cockroaches in kitchen might be beneficial in decreasing the incidence of diarrhea.