Abstract:Objective To analyze the health literacy level of residents in Li County, Sichuan Province, and to explore its influencing factors. Methods A multi-stage cluster random sampling method was used in the study with four stages. A simple random sampling method was employed to randomly select three towns in the first stage. Three administrative villages (neighborhood committees) were randomly selected in each selected town by a random sampling method in the second stage. A random sampling method was applied to selecting resident households in each selected administrative village (neighborhood committee) in the third stage. Residents were selected according to the birthday method in the fourth stage. Residents aged 15-69 years selected in Li County were investigated by the population survey questionnaire from a Project Plan for Construction of Health Promotion County (District) in Sichuan Province in 2018. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the factors influencing health literacy. Results The overall health literacy rate of residents in Li County was 24.38%. As for the health literacy rates of six items, the order from high to low was scientific health concept (40.25%), basic medical treatment (37.19%), health information (27.90%), prevention and treatment of infectious diseases (25.62%), safety and first aid (25.50%), and prevention and treatment of chronic diseases (22.69%). Logistic regression analysis indicated that the factors influencing residents’ health level in Li County were ethnic group (ORQiang ethnic group=2.463, 95%CI:1.133-5.352) and education level (ORjunior middle school=4.997, 95%CI:1.093-3.884; ORjunior college or above=6.138, 95%CI:1.249-6.747). Conclusion The health level of residents in Li County, Sichuan Province has reached the requirements of “Healthy China 2030” Planning Outline, but the level of each dimension module of health literacy is quite different. Targeted prevention and control measures should be taken from age, ethnic group, education level, registered residence and having or having no chronic diseases.
班玉萍, 余石花, 黄健. 四川省理县居民健康素养水平及影响因素分析[J]. 实用预防医学, 2022, 29(4): 455-458.
BAN Yu-ping, YU Shi-hua, HUANG Jian. Health literacy and its influencing factors among residents in Li County, Sichuan Province. , 2022, 29(4): 455-458.