Investigation and analysis of infectious diseases and cancer-related knowledge among university students in Zhengzhou
Objective To analyze and compare the awareness of infectious diseases and cancer-related knowledge among college students,as well as their acceptance of health education.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted among 1 200 students from 12 non-medical specialties in 58 universities in Zhengzhou by using stratified cluster sampling,the current status of knowledge about tuberculosis(TB),acquired immune deficiency syndrome(AIDS)and cancer among college students was described,the relationship among basic data,personal history,knowledge,attitude and behavior of prevention and cure were analyzed.The awareness of three diseases and the acceptance of health education were compared and analyzed.Results There were statistically significant differences in the overall awareness rate,related attitude aware-ness rate and related behavior awareness rate of college students towards TB,AIDS and cancer(χ2=62.875,P<0.001;χ2=153.454,P<0.001;χ2=577.270,P<0.001).The overall awareness rate of TB,AIDS and cancer was at a low level,lower than the indicators required by relevant regulations.Further χ2 segmentation showed that college students had a higher overall awareness rate,related attitude awareness rate and cancer behavior awareness rate towards AIDS than TB and tumors,and a higher overall awareness rate,related attitude awareness rate and related behavior awareness rate towards cancer than TB(AIDS and TB:χ2=60.608,P<0.001;χ2=145.423,P<0.001;χ2=574.744,P<0.001;AIDS and cancer:χ2=9.714,P<0.001;χ2=20.295,P<0.001;χ2=159.755,P<0.001;Tumor and TB:χ2=22.269,P<0.001;χ2=59.176,P<0.001;χ2=161.846,P<0.001).The total awareness rate of TB knowledge among college students was related to gender,registered residence,grade and whether they were only children(χ2=145.395,P<0.001;χ2=105.062,P<0.001;χ2=75.180,P<0.001;χ2=41.546,P<0.001).The total awareness rate of AIDS knowledge among college students was related to gender,registered residence and grade(χ2=105.645,P<0.001;χ2=50.228,P<0.001;χ2=4.953,P=0.026).The total awareness rate of cancer knowledge among college students was related to gender,registered residence,grade and whether they were only children(χ2=4.531,P=0.033;χ2=49.271,P<0.001).There was a statis-tically significant difference in the overall acceptance rate,active acceptance rate and wide acceptance rate(three or more acceptance pathways)of TB,AIDS and tumors among college students(χ2=52.398,P<0.001;χ2=195.276,P<0.001;χ2=229.916,P<0.001).Further χ2 segmentation showed that college students had higher willingness,initiative and wide-spread acceptance rates for tumor related health education than AIDS and TB,and AIDS willingness,initiative and wide-spread acceptance rates were higher than TB(cancer and AIDS:χ2=15.256,P<0.001,χ2=86.105,P<0.001,χ2=133.767,P<0.001;cancer and TB:χ2=52.429,P<0.001;χ2=194.560,P<0.001;χ2=206.212,P<0.001;AIDS and TB:χ2=11.544,P=0.001;χ2=23.614,P<0.001;χ2=8.391,P=0.004).Conclusion In order to improve the effect of health education,we should strengthen the health education about TB,AIDS and cancer,form a certain health atti-tude and cultivate good behavior patterns,we should choose the propaganda form that college students like best and accept easily,at the same time,we should make use of the propaganda team of college students volunteers to carry out the health propaganda work in a lasting and in-depth way,to improve the awareness of TB,AIDS and cancer-related knowledge among college students.
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