Basic health concept and knowledge and its influencing factors among residents in Xicheng District of Beijing
10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2018.03.013
- VernacularTitle:西城区居民健康素养基本知识和理念调查
- Author:
Nan ZHANG
1
;
Jie YU
;
Chuan YUE
;
Jing-Ning QIN
;
Li-Xin LU
Author Information
1. 北京市西城区疾病预防控制中心
- Keywords:
Basic health concept and knowledge;
Health literacy;
Influencing factors
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;30(3):270-273
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To realize the status of health literacy on basic health concept and knowledge and its influence factors among the residents in Xicheng District of Beijing, and to provide basis for developing targeted health education in the future. Methods Residents aged 15-69 years in Xicheng District were selected by stratified multi-stage sampling method and investigated using National Health Literacy Questionnaire. The level of basic health concept and knowledge and its influence factors were analyzed. Results We investigated 3462 people and received 3290 valid questionnaires, with 95.03％ efficiency. The rate of having basic health concept and knowledge in residents of Xicheng District was 22.67％, with standardized rate of 24.48％. The rate of having basic health concept and knowledge in males and females were 21.47％ and 23.85％. In all questions of basic health concept and knowledge, the lowest correct answer rate was the route of transmission of tuberculosis, only 10.92％ . Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that occupation (OR: 1.303-2.330) and education level (OR:1.367-2.196) were the influencing factors for basic concept and knowledge of health literacy after other factors have been controlled. Conclusion The level of basic health concept and knowledge in Xicheng District was very low. Occupation and education level were the influencing factors for having basic concept and knowledge of health literacy.
