Influence of Traditional Chinese Medicine knowledge popularization on healthy lifestyle among residents in Heilongjiang Province in 2020
Objective To analyze the relationship between Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)knowledge popu-larization and healthy lifestyle among residents in Heilongjiang Province,and to provide scientific basis for improving residents'health status and preventing diseases in the future.Methods A total of 2437 permanent residents were selected from Hei-longjiang Province by using multi-stage stratified cluster probability sampling method,and the data were obtained by using the 2020 Questionnaire on Chinese Citizens'Health and Cultural Literacy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Data were analyzed by Chi-square test,Spearman correlation and Amos path.Results The rate of popularization of TCM health culture knowledge,reading rate,trust rate,action rate,and the rete of residents'healthy lifestyle in Heilongjiang Province were 93.5%,92.3%,32.2%,13.2%,21.4%,respectively.The trust rate(55.0%)and action rate(25.3%)of urban residents were higher than those of rural residents(17.7%and 5.4%).The trust rate(35.7%)and action rate(17.7%)of males were higher than those of females(28.3%and8.3%).Among them,the popularization rate(97.1%)and reading rate(97.1%)in group aged 15-24 were highest,while the trust rate(35.9%)and action rate(15.7%)in group aged 45-54 were highest.The popularity rate,reading rate,trust rate,and action rate all increased with the increase of educational level.In terms of occupation,the trust rate and action rate in non-farmers were higher than those in farmers.The above differ-ences were statistically significant(P<0.05).Path analysis showed that the popularization,trust,and action of TCM health culture knowledge had the positive effect on healthy lifestyle(β=0.051,0.194,0.170).The total effect of the populariza-tion of TCM health culture knowledge on healthy lifestyle was 0.262,with the direct effect of 0.051 and an indirect effect of 0.211 through other pathways.Conclusion The level of TCM healthy lifestyle is relatively low,and were influenced by the popularization of TCM.More effective ways should be adopted to enhance residents'trust in TCM health culture.
Culture of Traditional Chinese MedicinePath analysisKnowledge Popularization