Survey of health knowledge level and Health behavior for residents in Fangshan District,Beijing

Objective To understand the health knowledge level of residents in Fangshan District,Beijing,and explore the weakness and its influencing factors, therefore to provide evidence for health policy making and intervention strategy developed by government. Methods The cluster random sampling method was enrolled in the study. Data collected by a survey from residents with the age of 18 to 79 years old in 10 communities or countries of 4 towns in Fangshan District. Results The total awareness rate of health knowledge among residents was 75. 15% . The rates of safety and first aid,healthy lifestyle,basic health care,prevention of infectious and endemic diseases,control and prevention of chronic diseases and development of health behavior were respectively 79. 4% ,77. 0% ,76. 7% , 75. 3% ,67. 3% ,and 69. 55% . Conclusion Compared with the targets of Healthy Pekingese -National Health Ten-Year Planand12th Five-Year Development Construction Plan for Health Beijing,there were still gaps in health knowledge awareness of residents in Fangshan District. In order to promote people 's health awareness and knowledge,health education and health promotion should be strengthened and emphasized.