Analysis on the health literacy level of the elderly and its influencing factors in Ningxia in 2022
Objective To understand the health literacy level of the elderly population in Ningxia and its influencing factors,and to provide evidence for improving the health literacy level of the elderly population.Methods 832 residents aged 60 and above was selected and investigated the health literacy level of the elderly population,and analyzed the influencing factors by using A multi-stage stratified cluster random sampling method.Results A total of 832 questionnaires were collected,of which 799 were valid,and the effec-tive rate was 96.03%.There were 374 out of 832 were male(46.8%)and 425 out of 832 were female(53.2%).There were 399 peo-ple(49.9%)lived in cities and 400 people(50.1%)lived in rural areas.The average age was(69.59±6.75)years old,with the lar-gest number of 60～69 years old(56.4%).The average health literacy score for the elderly was(18.11±6.44),with a total of 88 peo-ple possessing health literacy(11.0%);among them,basic concepts(30.5%),basic knowledge(19.3%)and basic skills(7.1%).The differences in health literacy levels among the elderly in Ningxia in terms of place of residence,literacy,occupation,physical exer-cise,health checkups,family doctor contracting,health self-assessment and personal monthly income were statistically significant(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in gender,age,nationality,marital status,smoking,drinking,chronic disease and medical in-surance(P>0.05).The results of multi-factor investigation showed that education level,occupation,family doctor contract and person-al monthly income were the influencing factors of health literacy of the elderly in Ningxia.Conclusion The health literacy level of the elderly population in Ningxia is lower and need to be improved.Health education and health promotion should be carried out to improve the health literacy level of the elderly.
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