Cao Xiao-Bin, Wang Xiao-Jian, Gu Guang-Ming, Li Lin, Cao Yong, Chen Hui-Xia
Hai'an Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Jiangsu Province, Hai'an 226600, China.
Zhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi. 2011 Dec;23(6):704-7.
To understand the status of knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) and health education needs for malaria prevention and treatment of rural residents in Hai'an County.
Hai'an County was divided into three regions of east, south and north, and the primary and secondary students and residents were selected with the multi-stage sampling method and investigated with questionnaire for the status of KAP and the health education needs of malaria control. The results were analyzed statistically.
The awareness rates of malaria transmission, symptoms, prevention knowledge in the residents were significantly higher than those in the students (P < 0.05). The awareness rates of malaria prevention knowledge in the residents had significant differences among the residents with different education levels (P < 0.05), and the education levels were positively correlated with the awareness rates of malaria prevention knowledge. The main ways of rural residents to get their knowledge of malaria control were radio, newspapers, the village doctors, public health bulletin, posters, students, and television caption in order; the main ways of students to get their knowledge of malaria control were television, newspapers, public health bulletin, teachers, radio, and flyers in order.
We should pay full attention to the advantages of mass media to carry out the extensive health education on malaria prevention and control, and should also take into account the different characteristics of the audience.
了解海安县农村居民疟疾防治知识、态度和行为（KAP）现状及健康教育需求。
将海安县分为东、南、北三个区域，采用多阶段抽样方法选取中小学生和居民，通过问卷调查其KAP现状及疟疾防治健康教育需求，并对结果进行统计学分析。
居民对疟疾传播、症状、预防知识的知晓率显著高于学生（P<0.05）。不同文化程度居民对疟疾预防知识的知晓率有显著差异（P<0.05），文化程度与疟疾预防知识知晓率呈正相关。农村居民获取疟疾防治知识的主要途径依次为广播、报纸、村医、卫生公告、海报、学生、电视字幕；学生获取疟疾防治知识的主要途径依次为电视、报纸、卫生公告、教师、广播、传单。
应充分重视大众媒体的优势，开展广泛的疟疾防治健康教育，同时也应考虑受众的不同特点。
