Analysis Of Implementing Solution About The Health Literacy Situation Of Elderly Residents In Rural Areas Of Hubei Province Dawu County

The thesis mainly researched on the health literacy situation of elderly residents in rural areas by using the method of literature, questionnaire, interview, comparison and mathematical statistics. China residents health literacy questionnaire was conducted stratified random sampling among 963 over 45 years of age from 17 towns of Dawu County Hubei province. Then investigated the health literacy, the state of health literacy education activities and its influencing factors of the elderly residents in rural areas by using health literacy interventions such as propaganda and lectures on health knowledge. According to the status of the elderly’s health literacy, the investigators made the corrresponding intervention. And then the elderly in rural areas might know about more knowledge about health, form a healthy lifestyle, improve the sensse of keeping healthy, the quality of life, and the level of health. What’s more, the investigators might put forward ideas and countermeasures for the healthy education of Dawu County Hubei province.The results of this study are as follows:1. The health literacy level of Dawu County of Hubei Province in 2015 over the age of 45 elderly residents in the relatively was low and the total rate is 12.8%. Among them, the awareness rate of health concept and basic knowledge was 15.5%, the rate of healthy lifestyle and living habit was 16.0%, and the mastery rate of health skills wss 16.7%. The awareness rate of health literacy of different gender was different, the rate of male(15.5%) was significantly higher than the female(9.6%). Analyzing the rate of different age groups, the results showed that the rate decreased as the age increased, the difference between the middle aged and the elderly was significantly. The awareness rate of health literacy and the educational level was positive correlated with middleaged and elderly in rural areas, the higher the level of education, the higher the awareness rate of health literacy.2. The result of awareness rate about health literacy, health behavior and health skills showed that,87.9% of residents understanded the health concept were not enough, who though that health was only physical health. Most residents didn’t make clear the diseases transmitted by toxic animal, especially that only 9.9% of residents knew the disease transmitted by fly. More than 60% of residents had no idea of the frequency of the pulse beat of a normal adult.3.4% of residents had the will of health check up per year. Less than 10% of residents thought that the proper amount of drinking for an adult was 25g per day.26.15 of residents made the right answer about the amount of daily salt intaking was 6g. Only 37.2% of residents knew that the meaning of "OTC" was non-prescription drugs. More than 37.2% of residents didn’t know how to use thermometer, and 37.6% of residents couldn’t identify explosion-proof mark.3. Part of the health education institution of Dawu County were non-independent organization, which belonging to business department of health bureau. The number of staffing were less than 10, whose majors were related to medicine.And though the contents of health literacy education activities were much, the forms were single.The training of health literacy of health educator were few, with the utmost time was 5 times a year. There were many problems when carrying out health literacy educational activities.4. After the implementation of the 3-month health education intervention, the health literacy of elderly residents in rural areas of Dawu County:the awareness rate of health concept and basic knowledge is 68.3%, the mastery rate of healthy lifestyle and living habits is 65.2%, and the mastery rate of health skills is 70.7%.The following conclusions are drawn in this study:1. The level of health literacy of elderly residents in rural areas of Hubei province Dawu County was generally low. According to the research data, the characteristics of rural elderly residents who have the low health literacy level were women, the elderly, the low level of education. Among the three elements of health literacy, the mastery rate of health skills was lowest, then was the the rate of healthy habit, the awareness rate of the healthy knowledge was highest.2. The results of interview of crews of healthy educators showed that, the educational institution in rural areas were deficient, the teaching activities were too single and the content was not rich. The health literacy skills of the staff were vary, so there were many problems in educational activities.3. The results of experimental intervention present that the intervention of 3-month health education activities has a certain effect on improving the level of health literacy of the elderly in rural areas, a positive role in promoting health education in rural areas, can improve the enthusiasm of rural residents to participate in rural health education activities, and has a certain effect on the health status of rural residents.