Objective To understand the trend of changes of hygiene status in the teaching environment among primary and sec-ondary schools in Beijing City during 2016-2020,so as to provide basis for further improving the teaching environment and campus hygiene conditions in primary and secondary schools.Methods A proportional systematic sampling method covered over 50%of schools selected annually in Beijing from 2016 to 2019,and 34%were selected in 2020.Two representative classrooms were select-ed from each selected school for testing based on their structure and other factors,with 6 196 classrooms supervised,from 2016 to 2020,1 330,1 312,1 384,1 322,848 classrooms were monitored for each year.Results From 2016 to 2020,the overall lighting qualification rate of classrooms(lighting coefficient 72.8%,window to floor area ratio 41.8%,rear wall reflectance ratio 42.2%,blackboard reflection ratio 37.4%),the overall qualification rate of average blackboard illumination and uniformity(50.6%,34.9%),and the overall qualification rate of desk and chair allocation(58.6%)were all below 80%.The overall qualification rate of per capita classroom area(87.5%),blackboard size(83.2%),average desk illumination(80.1%),average desk illumination and uniformity(82.9%),the distance between lamp and desk(99.1%),carbon dioxide(86.6%),temperature(84.9%),and noise(96.6%)were all above 80%.The following indicators,blackboard size,the distance between lamp and desk,average black-board illumination,lighting coefficient,blackboard reflectance,rear wall reflectance,carbon dioxide,temperature,and noise(x2=78.38,9.71,11.76,320.59,37.63,58.45,236.45,1 347.56,101.97),had statistically significance between years.Among those indicators,the qualified rates of blackboard size,blackboard reflectance,lighting coefficient,and noise had been increasing year by year(x2trend=69.98,15.82,240.02,5.77)(P<0.05).The qualified rates of per capita classroom area,window to floor area ratio,and blackboard reflection ratio in primary schools(81.6%,39.8%,36.3%)were all lower than those in secondary schools(94.9%,44.5%,40.3%)(x2=246.32,12.03,10.51,P<0.05).The qualified rates of blackboard size,average blackboard illumi-nation,average blackboard illumination and uniformity,and desk and chair allocation(89.3%,55.6%,36.0%,and 60.2%)were all higher than those in secondary schools(75.4%,44.1%,33.3%,and 56.5%)(x2=209.33,78.41,4.44,8.22)(P<0.05).The qualified rates of average desk illumination and uniformity,average blackboard illumination,rear wall reflectance ratio,desk and chair allocation,carbon dioxide,temperature,and noise indicators in urban area(82.9%,84.1%,51.9%,45.0%,60.9%,91.2%,89.5%,97.8%)were all higher than those in suburban area(77.3%,81.7%,49.2%,39.5%,56.3%,82.3%,80.4%,95.5%)(x2=31.16,6.28,4.36,16.40,13.39,105.29,98.23,24.66,P<0.05).The qualified rates of the distance between lamp and desk,lighting coefficient,window to floor area ratio,blackboard size,blackboard reflection ratio,average blackboard illumina-tion and uniformity,and per capita classroom area in urban areas(98.8%,65.2%,34.3%,76.7%,35.9%,30.1%,84.6%)were all lower than those in suburban areas(99.4%,81.4%,49.8%,89.7%,40.2%,39.6%,90.3%)(x2=6.80,171.67,132.43,188.46,12.45,60.28,44.82)(P<0.05).Conclusions The main problems in the teaching environment of schools in Beijing are classroom lighting,as well as desk and chair allocation.The findings suggest technical rationality and operability of relevant stand-ard should be considered when under revision,and standard training and supervision management should be strengthened,with the aim of teaching environment improvement.
Environment and public healthEnvironmental monitoringEligibility determinationSchool health services