[Investigation analysis on public awareness of tuberculosis knowledge in Zhejiang province, 2010].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the status of awareness on tuberculosis (TB) in the public and its impact factors in Zhejiang province.


METHODS
A multi-stage sampling was applied. Around 6600 subjects were enrolled for questionnaire survey from December 2010 to January 2011 in Zhejiang province. Survey data were input by EpiData 3.0 software, and the the status of awareness on tuberculosis (TB) in the public and impact factors were analyzed by SPSS 13.0 software package.


RESULTS
A total of 6546 subjects were investigated, the response rate was 99.18% (6546/6600), 3306 were male and 3240 were female, the age of subjects was (44.90 ± 12.40) year-old. The total key information awareness rate of TB was 45.66% (14 944/32 730). 65.70% (4301/6546) knowing the transmission route, 33.30% (2180/6546) knowing the symptom of TB, 39.21% (2567/6546) knowing where to go when suspected suffering TB, 38.28% (2506, 6546) knowing national free anti-TB drug supply and examination of infectious TB patients, 51.79% (3390/6546) knowing TB is curable in most case. As for the the key information awareness rate, among senior high school or above, primary high school, primary school or below were 57.19% (3257/5695), 52.07% (6 066/11 650), 36.54% (5 621/15 385), respectively; among birthplace in city, rural areas were 54.70 (1745/3190), 44.68% (13 199/29 540), respectively; Amone male, female were 47.11% (7 788/16 530), 44.17% (7 156/16 200); among different occupations, cadre or staff was highest (59.43%, 1 563/2 630), whereas students was lowest (40.33%, 492/1220); among different age groups, subjects aged beyond 50 years was lowest (39.75%, 5 189/13 055). The total key information awareness rate among above different population groups showed statistically difference (all P values < 0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
Awareness of knowledge for prevention and therapy of tuberculosis in Zhejiang public was insufficient and imbalanced among subjects with different social demographic characteristics.
Tuberculosis Control and Prevention Department, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou 310051, China. xiuzi811122@126.com
Yu
Y
Huang
Jie-ming
JM
Zhong
Song-hua
SH
Chen
Bin
B
Chen
Xiao-meng
XM
Wang
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*