Survey on the application of Detection of intestinal protozoa-Iodine staining smear method(WS/T 634-2018)among health professionals in Henan province in 2023
Objective To understand the application of Detection of intcstinal protozoa-Iodine staining smear method(WS/T 634-2018),collect and analyze the problems and suggestions during the application of the standard,and provide evidence for the revision of the standard in the future.Methods In 2023,a random sampling method was used to investigate the staff in provin-cial,city-level,county-level and township-level health institutions in Henan province through Questionnaire Star,and the in-formation about the awareness,promotion,use,evaluation and suggestions of standards were collected.Results A total of 788 valid questionnaires were collected,and all respondents were aware of the standard,and 63.83%were aware of it through busi-ness training.Of the respondents,44.80%had used the standard to varying degrees.The proportion of respondents in provincial institutions who had used this standard was higher than that in township-level institutions.The proportion of respondents from infectious disease specialized hospitals who had used this standard was highest(65.00%),and of all specialties,the proportion of respondents in lab who had used this standard was highest(52.58%).There were significant differences in the use of this stan-dard among respondents of different institutions categories,institutions properties and specialties(x2=50.64,73.36,35.73,all P<0.05).The average correct rate of standard use-related questions was 75.76%,among which the correct rate of iodine storage was highest(92.01%),and the correct rate of sample storage was lowest(57.36%).Of the respondents,63.71%thought that the stan-dard is operable;64.34%thought that the contents of the standard is well coordinated;66.62%of the respondents thought that the standard is highly practical,and only 0.51%of the respondents thought that the standard needs adjustment.Conclusions The staff in disease-control and medical institutions at all levels have a high awareness rate of the standards,but the use rate is low,and the awareness of the standards through passive way is common.In the future,it is still necessary to strengthen the publicity and implementation of the standards so that the standards can effectively guide the prevention and control of intestinal proto-zoosis in medical and health institutions at all levels.