Faculty of Education, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 22;20(6):5226. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20065226.
Improving citizen epidemic prevention information literacy is one of the most cost-efficient and important measures to improve people's epidemic prevention abilities to effectively deal with future public health crises. Epidemic prevention information literacy is beneficial to improve individuals' ability to deal with public health crises in the future. By summarizing related domestic and international research, and utilizing an empirical methodology, we constructed an epidemic prevention information literacy assessment model with good reliability, validity, and model fit. The model is composed of four indicators: (1) "epidemic prevention information awareness"; (2) "epidemic prevention information knowledge"; (3) "epidemic prevention information ability"; (4) "epidemic prevention information morality". We used the model to assess the epidemic prevention information literacy of Chinese citizens. The results showed the following: (1) the overall level of the epidemic prevention information literacy of Chinese citizens was comparatively high, however, its development was unbalanced, and the capability and moral levels of the epidemic prevention information were comparatively low; (2) the four dimensions of the epidemic prevention information literacy were different in terms of the citizens' education levels and locations. We analyzed the probable causes of these problems, and we propose specific corresponding countermeasures. The research provides a set of methods and norms for the evaluation of citizen epidemic prevention information literacy in the post-epidemic era.
提高公民的防疫信息素养，是提升人们应对未来突发公共卫生事件能力、提高防疫效能的最具成本效益的重要措施之一。防疫信息素养有利于提高个体应对未来公共卫生危机的能力。通过对国内外相关研究进行梳理，并运用实证方法，构建了信度、效度和模型拟合度良好的防疫信息素养评估模型，该模型由“防疫信息意识”“防疫信息知识”“防疫信息能力”“防疫信息道德”4 个指标构成。运用该模型对中国公民的防疫信息素养进行了评估，结果表明：（1）中国公民的防疫信息素养整体水平较高，但发展不均衡，防疫信息能力和道德维度水平较低；（2）防疫信息素养的 4 个维度在公民受教育水平和所处地域上存在差异。针对这些问题产生的可能原因进行了分析，并提出了具体的应对策略。本研究为后疫情时代公民防疫信息素养评价提供了一套方法和规范。
