Comparative analysis on the KAP of typhoid and paratyphoid fever between Hongta District and Cheng Jiang County of Yuxi in Yunnan.

[Objective] To understand the differences between the residents of Hongta District and Chengjiang County about Knowledge,Attitude and Practice(KAP)of typhoid and paratyphoid fever,so as to provide basis for developing evalu-ation measures for typhoid and paratyphoid fever.[Methods] In accordance with the principles of stratified random sampling,592 residents of Hongta and 590 residents of Chengjiang were selected and surveyed respectively with uniform questionnaires by the investigators trained before.[Results] We had some knowledge of typhoid and paratyphoid fever among residents in Hongta and Chengjiang,but residents surveyed in both regions are lack of some knowledge,and the total awareness rate presented to be low.The answering rates in both areas had difference,but the awareness rate in Hongta was significantly higher than that in Chengjiang;In the aspect of attitudes and behaviors,there were differences in the answering rates of residents in the two re-gions,and the rate in Hongta was better than that in chengjiang.[Conclusion] It's necessary to strengthen the propaganda and education of typhoid and paratyphoid fever among residents in Hongta and Chengjiang;(2)Different methods for typhoid and paratyphoid fever should be adopted in each region.(3)Bad behaviors such as drinking unboiled water and eating cold dish-es should be corrected.Related intervention should be taken for unclear cold dishes in hotels.