Health Problems and Their Influence Factors among Community Residents in Donghu District of Nanchang

Objective To understand the health problems of community residents and their risk factors in Donghu District of Nanchang,and to provide a basis for the formulation of health maintenance plan and the management of chronic disease.Methods Residential streets and committees of Donghu District of Nanchang were selected as the sampling units,and 2 766households(8 554 residents,8 463valid samples)were selected using stratified cluster sampling method.The health problems of community residents were investigated by face-to-face interview and data were statistically analyzed.Results The two-week prevalence rate was 10.20% among community residents.The top five diseases of the disease spectrum were:colds,hypertension,arthritis,diabetes and coronary heart disease.The prevalence rate of chronic diseases was 24.67%among community residents.The top five diseases of the disease spectrum were:hypertension,diabetes,coronary heart disease,chronic gastritis and arthritis.Influence risk of residents aged 18years or older,24.41%smoked,15.15%drank,25.90%had excessive body weight(overweight in 21.66%,obesity in 4.24%),30.7% often felt nervous,5.8% had irregular meals,33.64% had high-salt diet,and 70.43% mainly performed low intensity exercise.Conclusion The higher prevalence of chronic diseases is the major health problem among community residents,especially hypertension,diabetes and coronary heart disease.Malignant tumors are the major problems of death.Weight control,smoking cessation,alcohol restriction,salt restriction and pressure regulation should be considered as the core of community health service plan to improve the health of community residents.