OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (20): 2832-2837.

• Treatise • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Current situation and correlation analysis of health literacy of infectious diseases and health behavior ability of medical students

SONG Zhengyang1, WANG Yanan1, WEI Lirong2, LIU Yun2, WANG Shen3   

  1. 1. First Central Clinical School,Tianjin Medical University,Tianjin 300192,China;
    2. Graduate School,Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 301617,China;
    3. Department of Prevention & Health Care,Tianjin First Central Hospital,Tianjin 300192,China;
  • Received:2023-02-28 Revised:2023-03-27 Published:2026-03-26
  • Contact: WANG Shen,Chief nurse,E-mail:iriswang68@126.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the current situation and influencing factors of infectious disease health literacy and health behavior ability of medical students,and analyze the correlation between them,so as to provide reference for carrying out infectious disease health intervention and improving health behavior ability. Methods In March 2022,324 students from two medical colleges in Tianjin were selected as the research objects by using the convenient sampling method,and the investigation was performed by the general information questionnaire,the Chinese residents' infectious disease health literacy evaluation scale,and the health behavior ability self-assessment scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The total score of medical students' health literacy in infectious disease prevention and control was (29.10±5.09)points,and the number of people with health literacy was 118,with a rate of 37.58%.The total score of healthy behavior ability was(76.26±19.81)points.There was statistically significant difference in the level of infectious disease health literacy among medical students with different levels of health behavior ability(P<0.05).The health literacy score of infectious diseases was positively correlated with health behavior ability at different dimensional levels(all P<0.05).The results of multiple regression analysis showed that grade,self-rated health status in recent three months,and the score of exercise dimension of health behavior ability were the influencing factors of infectious disease health literacy of medical students. Conclusions The medical students' infectious disease health literacy is at a medium high level,and their health behavior ability is at a medium level. In the current situation of normalized prevention of infectious diseases,the positive impact of health behavior ability on infectious disease health literacy should be paid attention to.In education,teaching and clinical practice,it is necessary to strengthen the cultivation of medical students' health behavior ability,guide students to strengthen the study and prevention of infectious diseases,and improve their infectious disease health literacy and health behavior ability.

Key words: College students, Infectious diseases, Health literacy, Healthy behavior ability, Novel coronavirus

CLC Number: