Present situation of health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024246
- VernacularTitle:北京市中小学校园近视防控健康教育现状
- Author:
WANG Yao, QIN Tingting, GU Mingyu, YANG Yutong, GUO Junjun, LI Xingming
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Capital Normal University, Beijing (100069) , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Myopia;
Prevention and control;
Health education;
School health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2024;45(8):1136-1139
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the present situation of health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing, so as to provide scientific basis and suggestions for effective implementation of health education on school myopia prevention and control.
Methods:From November 6-17, 2023, a total of 551 school doctors and health care teachers from public primary and secondary schools in seven districts of Beijing were investigated by using stratified random cluster sampling method. The contents included basic information, the basic situation of school health work, and the status of myopia prevention and control in schools. The data was described by frequency and proportion. Chisquare test was used to analyze the influencing factors.
Results:A total of 89.8% of the respondents were found in the school of offering health education courses about myopia prevention and control. Among these respondents, 54.5% were equipped with health education course material of professional myopia prevention and control, and the teachers were primarily class teachers (57.6%), health care teachers (45.5%), and physical education teachers (45.1%), and most of the classes were conducted once a month (33.7%) and once a semester (28.1%). A total of 95.6% of the subjects had health education activities about myopia prevention and control at their schools. The frequency of activities was once a month (38.5%) and once a semester (27.9%). There were statistically significant differences of the report rate in setting up health education courses on myopia prevention and control, and the frequency of activities in different areas and different types of schools (χ2=19.53, 13.15, 34.30, 20.32, P<0.05).
Conclusions:Health education on school myopia prevention and control in primary and middle schools in Beijing is supportive. But health education courses taught by professional teachers should pay attention to the norms of the course material to complete a certain amount of class time, and development of health education activities should be diversified, so as to effectively implement health education of myopia prevention and control at school.
