[Analysis of status and influence factors of health literacy related to infectious diseases in residents of Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the status and associated influence factors of health literacy relating to infectious diseases in Beijing.


METHODS
A multi-stage  stratified sampling method was carried out to select the sample population in Beijing, which were adults aged over 18 years. The questionnaire survey was  used to collect the information of adult health literacy relating to infectious diseases, and the answers were scored. Logistic regression model was used to  analyze the influence factors of health literacy relating to infectious diseases.


RESULTS
The samples were 13 287 people, and the valid questionnaires  were 13 001. In the study, 9.9% of the respondents were classified with enough health literacy relating to infectious diseases, and the low level of health  literacy was observed among the respondents living in rural area (6.6%), elderly aged over 60 years (6.4%), poor-educated people (0.8%), farmers  (4.5%), workers (4.3%), house-holders and people waiting for employment (4.5%). Multiple Logistic analyses indicated that age, educational status,  occupation, self-reported health status, and regions (urban or rural area) were the influence factors associated with the level of health literacy.


CONCLUSIONS
The residents living in Beijing were considered to be with low level of health literacy relating to infectious diseases, and more measures  should be taken to improve it.
Institute for Infectious Disease and Endemic Disease Control, Beijing Center for Diseases Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
Shuang-sheng
SS
Wu
Peng
P
Yang
Hai-yue
HY
Li
Chun-na
CN
Ma
Yi
Y
Zhang
Quan-yi
QY
Wang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult