Investigation on the current situation of health knowledge,belief and practice of Weifang residents during the epidemic period
Objective To understand the awareness rate,beliefs,and behavioral changes of urban and rural residents in Weifang City regarding health knowledge related to infectious diseases during the epidemic period,and to provide scientific basis for strengthening the prevention and control of urban and rural epidemics and formulating health education measures.Methods A self-made survey questionnaire was used to conduct a face-to-face survey on some residents of Weifang City.A total of 640 questionnaires were distributed and 640 were collected,with a response rate of 100.0％.The health knowledge cognition of residents during the epidemic period and their epidemic prevention behaviors before and after the outbreak were analyzed,and the health knowledge cognition of different types of residents during the epidemic period were compared.Results The residents with a higher awareness rate of health knowledge related to infectious diseases during the epidemic period were 96.3％,76.3％,71.3％and 68.0％,respectively,in terms of the number of days of quarantine medical observation,transmission routes,the responsibility of citizens to prevent and control infectious disease,and correct hand washing methods.The practices of group dining and mask selection had a lower awareness rate of 3.9％and 23.3％,respectively.The main protective behaviors of"washing hands after going out"and"wearing masks when going out"had basically reached over 80％after the outbreak of the epidemic;civil servants,professors,doctors,and other personnel in public institutions had a higher level of health awareness related to infectious diseases during the epidemic,while farmers and workers had a lower level of awareness.Conclusion Based on cultural level and local characteristics,flexible and diverse health education methods were adopted to educate residents,in order to improve residents'awareness of health knowledge.
ResidentEpidemicHealth knowledge of infectious diseasesKnowledge,belief and practiceInvestigation and research
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