Objective To comprehensively evaluate the dissemination effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)by the China-Cambodia TCM Anti-Epidemic Corps.Methods Applying the international dissemination"a-bility-efficiency"framework,combined with the work situation of the medical team,the dissemination effect of medical team was comprehensively evaluated from two dimensions of communication ability and communication effectiveness.In terms of dissemination ability,the macro performance of TCM dissemination by medical team was evaluated according to the business data of medical teams working in Cambodia for one year.In terms of dissemination effectiveness,according to the international dissemination effectiveness evaluation theory,a dissemination effectiveness questionnaire was de-signed and distributed to the local people in Cambodia,including knowledge,attitude,behavior and satisfaction.A total of 500 questionnaires were distributed,and 388 were effectively recovered,with an effective recovery rate of 77.6%.The paired sample t-test was used to analyze the changes in TCM knowledge,attitude and behavior of the audience before and after the medical team worked in Cambodia.Combined with the satisfaction evaluation,the microcosmic effect of TCM dissemination by the Corps was analyzed.Results In terms of dissemination capacity,the China-Cambodia TCM Anti-Epidemic Corps had a good dissemination foundation,wide dissemination channels,high transmission cover-age rate and large audience cohesion.In terms of dissemination effectiveness,the audience's knowledge,attitude and be-havior of TCM had significant positive changes after the work of the medical team(P<0.01),and the satisfaction rate was 4.227.
Foreign-Aid Medical TeamDissemination of Traditional Chinese MedicineInternational Dissemination