Abstract:

Multi-stage stratified cluster sampling was conducted from September to October 2023 to select 4 counties (districts) from all 7 counties (districts) in Tianshui City, and then one primary school, one junior high school and one senior high school from each county (district). A total of 2130 students from 12 schools were selected for tuberculosis prevention knowledge questionnaire survey, including 654 (30.71%) primary school students, 785 (36.85%) junior high school students, and 691 (32.44%) senior high school students. The overall knowledge awareness rate was 57.75% (1230/2130), with 60.47% (641/1060) for males and 55.05% (589/1070) for females, and the difference was statistically significant (χ²=6.423, P<0.001). The awareness rates of primary school, junior high school, and senior high school students were 47.25% (309/654), 58.47% (459/785), and 66.86% (462/691), respectively, with statistically significant differences (χ²=53.232, P<0.001). The awareness rate of non-boarding school students was 59.59% (1059/1777), while that of boarding school students was 48.44% (171/353), with a statistically significant difference (χ²=15.013, P<0.001). The awareness rate of students who had received school tuberculosis health education was 63.36% (581/917), 53.50% (649/1213) for students who did not receive it, and the difference was statistically significant (χ²=20.787, P<0.001). It can be concluded that the overall awareness rate of tuberculosis prevention and control knowledge among primary and secondary school students in Tianshui City is not high. It is suggested that tuberculosis health education should be strengthened in schools to improve students’ recognition of tuberculosis knowledge.

Key words: Student, Tuberculosis, Health knowledge, Questionnaire investigation