Analysis of the Current Situation and Influencing Factors of Residents'Health Behavior in Jiangsu Province
Healthy behavior is the expression and manifestation of an individual's health at the behav-ioral level.To know the current situation and influencing factors of Jiangsu residents'health behavior,744 residents in Jiangsu Province were surveyed with a self-made health behavior questionnaire by us-ing the method of multi-stratified and multi-staged random sampling.It is found that the level of of Ji-angsu residents'health behavior is relatively high,averaging a score of(4.34±0.48);the scores of the five dimensions range in succession from high to low:safety and first aid behavior(4.51±0.54),infectious disease prevention behavior(4.41±0.50),basic medical behavior(4.39±0.61),chronic dis-ease prevention behavior(4.29±0.67)and daily health care behavior(4.04±0.60).The results of multiple linear regression analysis have showed that gender,age,educational background,occupation,mari-tal status,monthly income level,physical health condition,region,urban and rural areas are the influenc-ing factors of Jiangsu residents'health behavior(P<0.05).We should focus on,through targeted health interventions,improving the health behavior level of residents in northern Jiangsu,rural areas,those with relatively low educational levels,average physical health condition,those who are unmarried,male,elderly,high-income groups and enterprise staff.