Abstract:

From November 2020 to March 2021, to investigate the public awareness rate of key tuberculosis (TB) messages and the status of receiving health education, so as to provide a scientific evidence for further strengthening on Health Promotion on Tuberculosis Control. Residents aged ≥15 years from 68 survey spots in Shandong was selected using multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method. The final evaluation plan and questionnaire of the 13th Five-Year Plan for national tuberculosis control and prevention were conducted face-to-face, 7065 residents were investigated, and 7065 valid questionnaires were collected, the effective rate was 100.00%. The awareness rate of the 5 key messages of tuberculosis prevention and treatment was 88.27% (31183/35325). The awareness rates of pulmonary tuberculosis about “it is a serious chronic infectious disease”, “route of transmission”, “suspicious symptoms”, “preventive measures” and “whether could be cured” were 85.42% (6035/7065), 91.48% (6463/7065), 92.20% (6514/7065), 91.79% (6485/7065) and 80.48% (5686/7065), respectively. Higher awareness rates were found in residents aged 15-29 years old (91.84%, 4468/4865), college degree (91.00%, 2994/3290) and soldiers (92.50%, 74/80). And lower awareness rates were found in residents aged 60-94 years old (82.74%, 7947/9605), illiterate and semi-illiterate (77.46%, 2932/3785), and farm workers (86.21%, 15198/17630). In 2020, the public awareness rate of the core information of tuberculosis prevention and treatment reached 85%, the goal of the final evaluation plan of the 13th Five-Year Plan for national tuberculosis control and prevention. In the future, effective health education measures should be taken to accurately convey the key information to the target population, especially the elderly and farm workers with low awareness rate.

Key words: Tuberculosis, Health knowledge, attitudes, practice, Questionnaires, Data interpretation, statistical, Shandong Province