Analysis of health literacy monitoring results of residents in Wanshan District,Guizhou Province in 2022
Objective To understand the current situation of health literacy of urban and rural residents in Wanshan Dis-trict,Guizhou Province,and provide a basis for carrying out health education and formulating health-related policies.Meth-ods A questionnaire survey was conducted based on the population aged 15-69 from 6 towns(streets)in Wanshan District by using a stratified multi-stage sampling method.Statistical analysis was analyzed by SPSS 27.0.Results In 2022,the general health literacy level of the residents in Wanshan District was 27.6％(113/506),whereas the urban residents had a higher level of health literacy than that of the rural residents(x2=16.970,P＜0.001).Moreover,the residents under 45 years old had a higher level of health literacy than that of those aged 45 and above(x2=68.957,P＜0.001).Residents with college/bachelor's degree or above had a higher level of health literacy than that of people with high school or below(x2=80.641,P＜0.001).Three aspects of health literacy of the residents in Wanshan District were basic health knowledge and concepts(43.3％),healthy lifestyle and behavior(31.4％),and basic skills(25.1％),respectively.Six types of health is-sues were scientific health concept(64.8％),safety and first aid(62.9％),chronic disease prevention and control(44.9％),health information(40.6％),basic medical care(29.9％),and infectious disease prevention and control(21.1％),respectively.Conclusion The health literacy level of the residents in Wanshan District is relatively low.It is necessary to strengthen health education in basic skills,infectious disease prevention and control,and basic medical care.
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