Causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Huacao Town,Shanghai

Objective To explore the causes of death of advanced schistosomiasis patients in Huacao Town,Shanghai,so as to improve the relief measures for advanced schistosomiasis patients.Methods The data of advanced schistosomiasis patients from 2007 to 2012 were collected and analyzed statistically.Results There were totally 340 advanced schistosomiasis patients,and among them there were 110 deaths and 230 survival cases currently.The deaths of the men were less than those of the female with the gender ratio of 1[∶]1.08.The average age of deaths of advanced schistosomiasis patients was 77.98 years,while the patients with age older than 70 years accounted for 90.00%.There were 36 advanced schistosomiasis patients died of cancer,accounted for 32.73%,and 34 deaths died of schistosomiasis,accounted for 30.91%.Conclusion The mortality rate of advanced schistosomiasis patients shows a rising trend in Huacao Town,and they mainly die of cancer and schistosomiasis.