Knowledge of infectious disease prevention and control among school phy-sicians in Futian District,Shenzhen,and influencing factors
Objective This study investigated the knowledge of infectious disease prevention and control among school physicians in Futian District,Shenzhen,as well as the influencing factors,to provide a reference for government departments to formulate strategies to improve relevant systems in schools.Methods From March to April of 2023,a com-plete questionnaire survey was conducted among 532 school physicians at 283 schools and childcare centers in Futian Dis-trict,Shenzhen.The questionnaire included basic information;knowledge of infectious disease prevention and control in schools;and participation in relevant further training.To analyze the influence of school physicians'gender,age,study peri-od,unit nature,academic background,professional title,position,number of years of working as school physicians,and whether they were on the staff on the level of school infectious disease prevention and control knowledge.Results Of the school physicians surveyed,59.91％held a bachelor's degree or higher,97.20％had a medical background,29.37％held an intermediate or higher title,and 1.17％held a senior title.Moreover,50.82％had a first aid certificate,and 19.81％were permanent staff.The overall knowledge score among school physicians regarding the prevention and control of in-fectious diseases was 67.07±13.34.Multi-factor logistic regression analysis indicated that the type of unit,title,and number of years of service were the factors influencing the questionnaire score levels(P＜0.05).Moreover,85.08％of the school physicians had received training in school health in the prior 2 years,whereas 62.94％had participated in continuing medi-cal education programs,and 2.56％had been away for more than 1 month for training.Conclusions The level of knowl-edge of infectious disease prevention and control among school physicians in Futian District,Shenzhen,should be improved,to address restrictions on career progression and a lack of opportunities for further training.Therefore,relevant departments are recommended to create channels to achieve title promotion among school physicians,establish standards for on-the-job assessment and continuing education programs,and provide training opportunities that meet actual work needs.
School physiciansInfectious disease prevention and controlKnowledgeInfluencing factors
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