Survey on health literacy and related factors among firefighters of emergency management departments in Southwest China

Autor: Peijie Jiang, Quanxin Chen, Ruifeng Liu, Tingchun Peng, Haili Zhao, Jian Chen, Junguo Xin, Xiaohong Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19522-6
Popis: Abstract Objective Although health literacy (HL) has emerged as a critical public health concern, research on HL in emergency management departments is limited. This study aimed to investigate the awareness of HL and associated factors among firefighters of emergency management departments in southwest China to provide a basis for carrying out targeted health education. Methods A cross-sectional convenience sample of 1,742 firefighters from an emergency management department in southwestern China was surveyed from February to April 2023 using the Chinese Citizen’s Health Literacy Questionnaire (2019 version). The chi-square test, linear trend chi-square test, Fisher’s test, rank sum test, and multifactorial logistic regression model were used to identify influential factors associated with HL. Results The HL level of the 1742 respondents was 34.3%. Age, ethnicity, education level, length of service, type of job, smoking status, types of parental jobs, annual household income, time of daily internet use, etc. (P
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