Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study
Abstract Objective To investigate the characteristics and interrelationships between knowledge, preventive practice, and information sources of infectious diseases among Chinese children. Methods This study used data collected from the baseline survey of a China national multi-centered cluster-rando...
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| author | Yuan Zeng Feifei Li Wei Liang Yinyue Liu Zhiyong Zou Julien S. Baker Yanhui Dong Jun Ma Jie Hu Yide Yang Bin Dong |
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| description | Abstract Objective To investigate the characteristics and interrelationships between knowledge, preventive practice, and information sources of infectious diseases among Chinese children. Methods This study used data collected from the baseline survey of a China national multi-centered cluster-randomized controlled trial in 2013. A total of 30,287 children completed a questionnaire package that included measures for knowledge, preventive practice and information sources related to infectious diseases. Results The mean scores of knowledge and prevention practices of infectious diseases were 2.35 and 12.16, respectively. Children received information about infectious diseases primarily through school, other individuals, and electronic media. Knowledge and practices among children differed significantly across gender, age, single-child, living with parents or not, residence(urban/rural), regions, parental age and parents’ education levels. Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that higher levels of knowledge(b = 0.102), and receiving information through schools(b = 0.054), electronic media(b = 0.016), and paper media(b = 0.054) were significantly associated with better preventive practice. Conclusions Children’s knowledge and various sources of access to information significantly predicted the prevention practice score. It might add value to future interventions and policy-making in promoting preventive measures for infectious diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a7c39142bdc446309764f5905e22ba282025-02-02T12:46:21ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-02-0125111210.1186/s12889-025-21516-xKnowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional studyYuan Zeng0Feifei Li1Wei Liang2Yinyue Liu3Zhiyong Zou4Julien S. Baker5Yanhui Dong6Jun Ma7Jie Hu8Yide Yang9Bin Dong10Changsha Municipal Center for Disease Control and PreventionCentre for Health and Exercise Science Research, Hong Kong Baptist UniversitySchool of Physical Education, Shenzhen UniversityKey Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal UniversityInstitute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science CenterCentre for Health and Exercise Science Research, Hong Kong Baptist UniversityInstitute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science CenterInstitute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science CenterMenzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith UniversityKey Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology of Hunan Province, Hunan Normal UniversityInstitute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science CenterAbstract Objective To investigate the characteristics and interrelationships between knowledge, preventive practice, and information sources of infectious diseases among Chinese children. Methods This study used data collected from the baseline survey of a China national multi-centered cluster-randomized controlled trial in 2013. A total of 30,287 children completed a questionnaire package that included measures for knowledge, preventive practice and information sources related to infectious diseases. Results The mean scores of knowledge and prevention practices of infectious diseases were 2.35 and 12.16, respectively. Children received information about infectious diseases primarily through school, other individuals, and electronic media. Knowledge and practices among children differed significantly across gender, age, single-child, living with parents or not, residence(urban/rural), regions, parental age and parents’ education levels. Multivariable linear regression analysis showed that higher levels of knowledge(b = 0.102), and receiving information through schools(b = 0.054), electronic media(b = 0.016), and paper media(b = 0.054) were significantly associated with better preventive practice. Conclusions Children’s knowledge and various sources of access to information significantly predicted the prevention practice score. It might add value to future interventions and policy-making in promoting preventive measures for infectious diseases.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21516-xChildren and adolescentsInfectious diseasesPracticeKnowledgeSources of informationHand-washing behavior |
| spellingShingle | Yuan Zeng Feifei Li Wei Liang Yinyue Liu Zhiyong Zou Julien S. Baker Yanhui Dong Jun Ma Jie Hu Yide Yang Bin Dong Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study BMC Public Health Children and adolescents Infectious diseases Practice Knowledge Sources of information Hand-washing behavior |
| title | Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Knowledge, practice, and information sources regarding infectious diseases among Chinese children and adolescents: a National-Level cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | knowledge practice and information sources regarding infectious diseases among chinese children and adolescents a national level cross sectional study |
| topic | Children and adolescents Infectious diseases Practice Knowledge Sources of information Hand-washing behavior |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21516-x |
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