Study on the knowledge, behavior and attitude of influenza A (H1N1) among residents in Shuangqiao District, Chengde city.
- Author:
Yi-Chong LI
1
;
Xiao-Guang ZHANG
;
Hui-Fang DU
;
Jing-Ming YANG
;
Wei-Guang ZHANG
;
Yan LI
;
Qiang ZENG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Attitude to Health; Behavior; Child; Child, Preschool; China; Female; Health Education; Humans; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; Influenza, Human; prevention & control; psychology; Knowledge; Male; Middle Aged; Social Class; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2010;24(1):71-73
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo understand the the residents' knowledge, behavior and attitude of influenza A (H1N1) in Shuangqiao District of Chengde city, and provide the basis for making proper strategies of health education, prevention and control on influenza A (H1N1).
METHODS211 residents from 1 community and 1 village of Shuangqiao District were selected to participate the questionnaire interview with multi-stage clustering sampling.
RESULTS97.6% of the interviewed had received some kind of information on influenza A (H1N1); Total awareness rate of influenza A (H1N1) knowledge was 58.5%, which increased with the level of education and varied among diverse occupations; 48.2% of respondents conceded that their lives was affected by the influenza A ( H1N1) in some degree, and 9% of selected residents believed that there would be a severe pandemicity in this winter, while 7% of respondents didn't consider any form of preventive methods in the future; 78% of respondents expressed their wishes to be vaccinated, but 11.0% of respondents refused to received inoculation explicitly; on the issue of assessment on services provided by governments and health facilities, 93% of respondents expressed their satisfaction hierarchically. Conclusion Residents in Shuangqiao District lacked of comprehensive knowledge of influenza A (H1N1), and some specific health education should be carried out.