Survey on knowledge of healthy life style among permanent and temporary residents living in the communities of Beijing
10.3321/j.issn:0254-6450.2008.07.014
- VernacularTitle:北京市典型社区常住与暂住居民健康知识知晓情况调查
- Author:
Shan-Shan LI
1
;
Jun MA
;
Yi SONG
;
Yan LI
;
Shu-Ting ZONG
;
Feng XIAO
;
Bo-Wen CHEN
Author Information
1. 北京大学
- Keywords:
Health knowledge;
Typical community;
Community residents
- From:Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2008;29(7):679-682
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the current situation of knowledge on healthy life style among researchers.Data on the knowledge of healthy life style including healthy behavior,general status on health,physical activity and the use of sports facilities were gathered.In 2006,same questionnaire was used to compare with the previous data.Results The percentage of overall knowledge on health among permanent percentage of people who were aware of knowledge on"no-smoking"."intake less salt","maintaining healthy diet program"and"insisting on exercise"were 72.97%,93.11%,86.58% and 87.25% respectively in 2006,higher than 67.38%,89.74%,82.12% and 82.78% during the baseline(P＜0.01)study in the previous years.The percentage of correct answer about the healthy life style as diet and prevention of common diseases was higher among the permanent residents than those of temporary residents in 2006(P＜0.05).The sources of health-related knowledge were mainly from media,newspapers and through health education programs carried out in the community.Conclusion The Beijing municipal government and the community residential committees attached great importance to providing knowledge on
