Manli Wang|Xuemei Han|He-qing Fang|Chang Xu|Xiaojun Lin|Shuxu Xia|Wenhan Yu|Jinlu He|Shuai Jiang|Hongbing Tao
Impact of Health Education on Knowledge and Behaviors toward Infectious Diseases among Students in Gansu Province, China
Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Lanzhou University|Jinan University|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology
infectious disease knowledge behaviors key elements ensure student health safety study explores impact health education student knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseases determines factors affecting infectious diseases knowledge behaviors among students gansu chinaa crosssectional study three sampling methods used two counties 12 schools 32 classes gansu china 2012 2013 collected data included following 1 sociodemographic characteristics 2002 students 1001 participants intervention group 1001 control group 2 accuracy student knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseases based comparison intervention control groups x2 test 3 mean scores knowledge behavior students different characteristics toward infectious diseases analyzed analysis variance anova multiple linear regression conducted analyze factors affecting student knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseasesstatistically significant differences observed among eight items infectious disease transmission treatment knowledge intervention control groups p 0001 average accuracies knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseases reached 7223 6003 significant differences observed six items student behavior rural urban areas p 0001 health education household register county affected scores student knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseases p 005 gender education level also affected scores student behaviors toward infectious diseases p 0001health education contributes student knowledge behaviors toward infectious diseases students control group need intensified health education infectious diseases health education needs pay particular attention rural students male students students senior high school level living campus