2012年度淮安市城市居民健康素养状况分析

Analysis of the Health Literacy Status Among Urban Residents in Huai'an City in 2012

目的了解淮安市城市居民健康素养状况,为制定健康素养干预提供依据。方法采取多阶段分层随机整群抽样方法,调查2,317名淮安市15岁~69岁的城市常住居民。结果淮安市城市居民健康素养水平为22.5%,具备基本知识和理念、健康生活方式与行为以及基本技能素养的分别为34.4%、21.3%和25.4%。多因素分析表明:居民文化程度(OR=2.466)越高,职业需要的体力越低(OR=1.051),健康素养越高(P<0.05)。结论文化程度和职业是居民健康素养水平的重要影响因素,应有针对性地制定健康教育与健康促进策略,以提高居民健康素养水平。

Objective To understand present Health Literacy status among urban residents in Huai'an City and provide scientific basis for intervention program. Methods Multistage stratified random cluster sampling method was applied and 2317 local residents between 15-69 years old were selected and surveyed from Huai'an city. Results The overall health literacy level among urban residents in Huai'an was 23.7%. The literacy levels for basic knowledge and concept, healthy lifestyle and behavior, as well as basic skills were 34.4%, 21.3%, and 25.4% respectively. Multifactor analysis indicated that the higher health literacy level was related with the higher education level(OR=2.206) and the lower occupational needs of physical activity(OR=1.455) of the residents(P<0.05). Conclusion Education level and occupation are important factors for the health literacy level of urban residents. Specific health education and health promotion strategies should be developed according to characteristics of the target populations to effectively improve the level of health literacy residents.