Zheng Zhu1, Mengdi Guo2, Tingyue Dong3, Beibei Gong4, Xia Zhao5, Yan Hu1. 1. Fudan University School of Nursing, Shanghai, China. 2. Communication University of China, Beijing, China. 3. Beijing Administration Institute, Beijing, China. 4. The Fourth People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, Guangxi Province, China. 5. Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Migrants are the key population for tuberculosis (TB) transmission in China. However, it remains unknown how many migrants have received TB education and through what means. OBJECTIVES: To identify the rate and methods of TB education among migrants in China by using nationally representative data. METHOD: This study used secondary data analysis. The data were derived from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey 2014-2017. A total sample of 745,926 migrants was included in the following analysis. Information on TB education was collected through a self-report questionnaire. We used hierarchical logistic regression models to explore the relationship between the independent variables and the receipt of TB education. RESULTS: Only 30.4% (n = 226,458) received TB education. Among all age-groups, participants between 65 and 69 years old had the highest TB education rate (33.4%). Bulletin boards (86.5%-91%), media (73% to 86.7%), and books/magazines (59.2%-67.4%) were the most common ways for migrants to receive TB education. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed the rates of TB education in each region of China and indicated the significant disparity among the seven regions. Traditional media, off-line medical consultation, community advocacy, and bulletin boards should be the primary methods of delivering TB education. TB education campaigns targeting migrants with a low socioeconomic status should be actively promoted.
BACKGROUND: Migrants are the key population for tuberculosis (TB) transmission in China. However, it remains unknown how many migrants have received TB education and through what means. OBJECTIVES: To identify the rate and methods of TB education among migrants in China by using nationally representative data. METHOD: This study used secondary data analysis. The data were derived from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey 2014-2017. A total sample of 745,926 migrants was included in the following analysis. Information on TB education was collected through a self-report questionnaire. We used hierarchical logistic regression models to explore the relationship between the independent variables and the receipt of TB education. RESULTS: Only 30.4% (n = 226,458) received TB education. Among all age-groups, participants between 65 and 69 years old had the highest TB education rate (33.4%). Bulletin boards (86.5%-91%), media (73% to 86.7%), and books/magazines (59.2%-67.4%) were the most common ways for migrants to receive TB education. CONCLUSIONS: Our study showed the rates of TB education in each region of China and indicated the significant disparity among the seven regions. Traditional media, off-line medical consultation, community advocacy, and bulletin boards should be the primary methods of delivering TB education. TB education campaigns targeting migrants with a low socioeconomic status should be actively promoted.
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China; health education; migrant; tuberculosis