Analysis of Related Factors on Awareness of Community Residents with Stroke-Related Knowledge in Four Cities in China
SUN Hai-Xin;WANG Wen-Zhi;JIANG Bin;et al
2012, 7(08):
618-625.
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Objective To analyze the related factors on awareness of community residents with stroke-relatedknowledge in four cities in China.Methods Two communities were respectively selected from Beijing, Shanghai, Changsha andChengdu. We investigated the awareness of community residents with stroke-related knowledgethrough questionnaires. Using systematic sampling and the household as a unit, at least 300households were chosen in one community. One person was selected in each household to fill theself-designed questionnaire. Uniform training of community physicians before the survey, thecommunity physicians completed the survey by face to face indoor-investigation. Questionnaireinclude: ①general information on community residents, including gender, age, education level,etc.; ②stroke-related knowledge, including stroke risk factors, treatment measures of hypertensionand diabetes, early symptoms of stroke, transportation methods of stroke patients to hospital andsources of stroke knowledge.Results Total integral questionnaires were 2519. The investigation showed that ①the awarenesspercentage of the stroke risk factors were 44.2%-87.7%; the awareness percentage of theearly symptoms of stroke were 58.2%-80.2%; ②community residents would prefer to acquirestroke knowledge through health education lectures by doctors(77.7%), television(73.1%),newspapers(59.6%), propaganda video(43.6%) and magazines(39.2%); ③the stroke knowledgescore and education level were positively correlated(rs=0.114, P <0.001), and age was negativelycorrelated(rs=-0.152, P <0.001). ④the knowledge level of women was higher than men.Conclusion At present, the community residents in China are lacking in knowledge about stroke. Goingforward, we should strengthen health education through health education lectures by doctors, television,newspapers, propaganda video and magazines. Targeted educational populations should be directed atthose who are elderly or male and those people with lower education or high stroke risk.
