Health literacy of COVID-19 and its associated factors in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
10.3760/cma.j.cn115624-20200528-00434
- VernacularTitle:内蒙古自治区居民新型冠状病毒肺炎健康素养现状及其影响因素
- Author:
Chao CAI
1
;
Xiuyan WANG
;
Wangli XU
;
Risu NA
;
Shiyun MENG
;
Yao CHEN
;
Lijuan ZHANG
;
Danqi DONG
;
Zhenyu ZHANG
;
Wuye BAO
;
Guangyuan CHEN
;
Zhilei LIU
;
Zhizhong YUN
;
Dejun SUN
Author Information
1. 首都医科大学附属北京佑安医院耳鼻喉科，北京 100069
- From:
Chinese Journal of Health Management
2020;14(5):447-453
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To investigate the status of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) health literacy and associated factors in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.Methods:Based on the multi-stage stratified sampling method, the questionnaire survey of health literacy of COVID-19 were carried out in 55 599 local residents from12 prefecture-level cities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region between March 10 and 15, 2020. The questionnaire in details included not only knowledge, attitude and behavior, but also mental health, their scores were calculated using Decimal method. A ≥80% of the correct answer rate of the survey content was regarded as qualified for health literacy. There were 51 722 (93.0%) valid questionnaires, according to the ratio of medical staff to non-medical staff, 32 529 questionnaires were selected for analysis. The health literacy level was defined according to the proportion of qualified people.The credibility and availability of the questionnaires were evaluated by Cronbach′s α coefficient and KMO test. The associated factors were analyzed by Pearson χ 2 test and logistic regression. Results:In Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the whole level of health literacy of COVID-19 was 85.7%, and their scores were (26.30±2.48). Knowledge, attitude, and behavioral literacy levels were 61.6%, 95.6%, and 96.8%, respectively. Compared with the population of 15-25 years old, the health literacy level of 46-65 years old was the highest ( OR=2.00, 95% CI: 1.78-2.24). The health literacy level of medical staff group ( OR=2.54, 95% CI: 1.30-4.95) was far higher than the non-medical staff group; the population with college or above education level ( OR=10.22, 95% CI: 9.19-11.36) was significantly higher than the population with education level below college. The degree of anxiety was negatively correlated with education level. Conclusions:The health literacy level of COVID-19 in residents in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is relatively high, but the level of knowledge literacy needs to be improved. The main factors affecting the health literacy of COVID-19 among Inner Mongolia residents are age, occupation and education level.
