Analysis of monitoring results of health literacy in residents of Karamay City in 2022
Objective To understand and grasp the level of health literacy and influencing factors in the residents of Karamay city,and provide scientific basis for formulating relevant health policies by government.Methods The sampling methods combining with multi-stage,probability-proportion and simple randomization were used to determine the target population.The level of health literacy was evaluated by the questionnaire survey in the target population.Chi-square test and Logistic regression were used for statistical analysis.Results The overall level of health literacy was 27.43％in the objects.The levels of health literacy were from 25.66％to 39.31％in three aspects,and 27.77％to 58.93％in 6 questions about health.The levels of literacy of healthy lifestyle and behavior(25.66％),basic medical care(27.77％),and infectious disease prevention(29.74％)were relatively low.The results of multivariate Logistic regression showed that with education level of primary school and below as the reference,the higher education levels,the higher levels of health literacy,with the OR values of 2.366(95％CI:1.116-5.014)and 3.990(95％CI:1.885-8.443).Conclusions The overall level of health literacy is higher in the resident of Karamay city,but is low in old people and the population with low level of education.The health education and promotion should be persistently carried out for different groups of people.
Health literacy levelMonitoringQuestionnaire surveyInfluencing factor
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