太原市两社区居民饮用水使用和健康知识知晓状况调查

Investigation on Health Knowledge for Drinking Water of Residents in Taiyuan

目的调查太原市桃园一社区和新建南路一社区居民对生活饮用水健康知识的认知、态度与信念现状,为人群合理选择优质饮用水提供理论指导。方法随机抽取太原市两个社区300户居民进行问卷调查,调查居民饮用水使用情况、饮水健康知识及其知晓情况等。结果自来水为目前太原市桃园一社区和新建南路一社区居民最主要的饮用水类型,达到63.2%。饮水机和净水器是最常使用的净水设备,暂时硬度偏高导致的水垢严重是太原市两社区自来水最突出的问题,两社区居民的净化水知识普遍偏低,各项指标知晓率均不足20%,居民对自来水氯化消毒副产物、重金属、总硬度健康危害了解不全面。太原市两社区居民获得饮用水知识的最主要途径为电视,占63.5%,14.7%的居民对家中自来水水质情况表示满意。结论暂时硬度偏高是太原市两社区自来水最突出的问题,两社区居民饮用水健康知识的知晓率普遍不高,居民对政府提供的自来水满意度也偏低,加强饮用水相关知识的宣传教育十分重要。

Objectives To investigate the current status of health knowledge,attitudes and beliefs of residents on drinking water in Taoyuan community and Xinjiannanlu community of Taiyuan city,and to provide theoretical guidance for reasonable selection of qualified drinking water. Methods A questionnaire survey on the usage,knowledge and awareness of drinking water was conducted in 300 households randomly sampled from two communities of Taiyuan city. Results Tap water has been the main source of drinking water for Taiyuan residents,reaching63. 2%. Water dispensers and water purifiers were commonly used. The most prominent problem in Taiyuan was the high incrustation induced by highly temporary hardness of drinking water. The knowledge on purified water,and the awareness of each indicator was less than 20% in Taiyuan residents. The understanding of chlorine disinfection by-products,heavy metals and the total water hardness were less. Television was one of the main sources of knowledge on drinking water,accounting for 63. 5%. In 14. 7% of residents expressing satisfaction with the quality of drinking water. Conclusions Highly temporary hardness of tap water has been the most prominent problem of two communities in Taiyuan city. The awareness of healthy drinking water was generally not popular,and the degree of satisfaction with the provided drinking water was low. Strengthening water-related knowledge in Taiyuan residents is very important.