Survey on Health State of Residents in Shanghai Suburbs and Related Problems

Objective To investigate the awareness rate about the health knowledge and demands for health care knowledge among urban residents of Huaxin Town in Qingpu District,and provide a theoretical basis for health education strategies.Methods By using the method of random sampling,630 residents aged over 18 years old in Huaxin town were studied by the self designed questionnaire about the awareness rate about the health knowledge.Results In this community,the average awareness rate about the disease-related knowledge was 50.4%,and about the basic health knowledge was 60.5%;the implementation rate of health behavior and skills was 69.1%;the incidence rate of hypertension and diabetes was 23.1% and 6.1% among residents aged over 18 years old,respectively;the overweight rate was 31.9%.Conclusion There was a serious shortage of health knowledge,health behaviors and skills among residents,especially these over the age of 61 years old.In the future,the key works should be focused on the health education about chronic disease in the aged residents and patients with chronic disease.