Rose Kevin A, Ayad Samir
Department of Clinical Internship, Southern California University of Health Sciences.
J Chiropr Educ. 2008 Fall;22(2):127-37. doi: 10.7899/1042-5055-22.2.127.
This survey was conducted to identify factors that may be associated with changes in knowledge and attitudes towards basic health promotion and public health concepts among chiropractic students enrolled in a course in community health.
Anonymous surveys were conducted of students before and after a second-year chiropractic college course in community health. Results were analyzed using percentages and Chi Square statistics as appropriate.
Students' knowledge of health promotion and public health concepts improved significantly by the end of the course. Students' attitudes towards these also improved, although to a lesser degree. Students indicated that they had a favorable impression of the importance of utilizing health promotion in practice and working with other public health professionals. However, vaccinations were still looked upon unfavorably by half of the students by the end of the course. Pre-class, a positive attitude towards public health concepts was associated with being female, older, Latino, having children, having a poorer perceived health status, conservative politically and religious. These differences tended to lessen by the end of the course.
A course in community health was successful in adding to students' knowledge and positive attitudes towards health promotion and public health. However, additional educational strategies are needed to ensure changes in future practice behavior, particularly in the area of vaccinations.
开展本次调查以确定与参加社区健康课程的整脊疗法专业学生对基本健康促进和公共卫生概念的知识及态度变化可能相关的因素。
在整脊疗法专业大学二年级社区健康课程前后对学生进行匿名调查。结果采用百分比和卡方统计进行适当分析。
到课程结束时，学生对健康促进和公共卫生概念的知识有显著提高。学生对这些概念的态度也有所改善，尽管程度较小。学生表示他们对在实践中利用健康促进以及与其他公共卫生专业人员合作的重要性有良好印象。然而，到课程结束时仍有一半学生对疫苗接种持负面看法。课前，对公共卫生概念持积极态度与女性、年龄较大、拉丁裔、有孩子、自我感觉健康状况较差、政治和宗教上保守有关。到课程结束时，这些差异趋于减小。
社区健康课程成功增加了学生对健康促进和公共卫生的知识及积极态度。然而，需要额外的教育策略来确保未来实践行为的改变，特别是在疫苗接种方面。
