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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2021, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (4): 317-321.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-8493.20210088

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Investigation on knowledge,attitude,practice of tuberculosis among students in secondary vocational school in Zhuhai City

OU Qing-ye(), ZHANG Wei-hua, ZHAO Wen-jun, KUANG Jun-rong   

  1. Department of Prevention, Zhuhai Center for Chronic Disease Control,Zhuhai 519000,China
  • Received:2021-08-11 Online:2021-12-30 Published:2022-01-06
  • Contact: OU Qing-ye E-mail:ouqingye@126.com

Abstract:

Objective To understand the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) level of tuberculosis prevention and control among students in secondary vocational school in Zhuhai City, and to provide scientific basis for health education and intervention of tuberculosis. Methods The cluster sampling method was used to select ten classes of students from the first grade and ten classes from the second grade in a secondary vocational school in Zhuhai City as the research subjects.Tuberculosis-related KAP survey was conducted using a unified questionnaire from January 2021 to March 2021.A total of 843 students were investigated and 843 valid questionnaires were collected. Results The total awareness rate of tuberculosis prevention and control key messages was 48.99% (2891/5901), of which the awareness rate of tuberculosis contagion was the highest (81.73%,689/843), and the awareness rate of the tuberculosis school suspension policy was the lowest (23.01%,194/843). The median scores of K,A and P of female students were 8 (6,10), 13 (12,13) and 11 (8,14) respectively, which were higher than that of male students (6 (4,8), 12 (11,13) and 10 (8,12))(Z=-6.97, P<0.01; Z=-4.37, P<0.01; Z=-4.20, P<0.01). The median scores of K and A in the first grade were 8 (4,10) and 13 (11,13), which were higher than the students in the second grade (6 (4,8), 12 (10,13))(Z=-4.02, P<0.01; Z=-3.05, P<0.01). Conclusion The awareness rate of tuberculosis was low among students in secondary vocational college in Zhuhai City, and attitudes and practices still need to be improved. Schools and health education departments should strengthen health education to promote the formation of a virtuous circle of KAP among students and improve their overall health literacy.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Students, Health knowledge,attitudes,practice, Questionnaires