Impact Evaluation Of Health Educational Intervention On Knowledge, Attitude And Behavior Of Chinese Physicians In Hypertension

ObjectiveThe aim of this study, which is a part of the impact evaluation of the project of Cardiovascular Health Education Training Program for Health Care Professionals in the Community in China, is to evaluate the effect of intervention on knowledge, attitude and behavior (KAB) of Chinese physicians in hypertension, and to explore the fitting measure for health education in china.MethodsUsing an epidemiological quasi-experimental study design, the improvement of physicians' KAB in hypertension in intervention areas was compared with that in reference areas using serial cross-sectional studies. There were three study groups, pre-group and post-group were selected respectively from the intervention areas including 20 sub-centers and they were two separate random samples; control group was selected from the...