Purpose: The purpose of this study was to
explore the prevalence of Clornorchiasis and
related factors, targeting inhabitants living in a
5 Km area of the Yeongsan River and to
identify knowledge related to Clornorchiasis and
intended behavioral changes related to risk of
infection. Method: The data were collected from
December 16, 2008 to January 10, 2009. A total
of 553 questionnaires were distributed, 28 were
deleted as answers were not complete, resulting
in 525 copies being used for data analysis,
which was done using frequency, percentage,
x2-test, and t-test with the SPSS 12.0 program.
Results: Clornorchiasis was found in 25 persons
of the 525 (4.8%). As for knowledge on
Clornorchiasis, the Clornorchiasis group had a
higher mean score of 10.08 (±4.96), of a possible
17, than the negative group score of 9.42
(±4.81), but, the difference was not statistically
significant. The intended behavioral change
related to risk of infection, according to presence
of infection or not, was statistically significant.
Conclusion: Effective management of Clornorchiasis
demands management targeted at the inhabitants
living in all of the risk areas without any
distinction according to sex, areas, live food diet
or not, nor liquor consumption or not.