Objective To investigate the villagers’ cognitive degree of health knowledge in Gaolan county, Gansu province, so as to explore new methods to promote health education and spread health knowledge in rural areas. Methods Through non-random sampling methods, the questionnaires were distributed to the residents in Shagang village, Manwan village and Yanzi village, and the data were then statistically analyzed by using Epidata 3.1 and Excel 2003 softwares. Results A total of 290 questionnaires were distributed and retrieved with 100% valid rate. Only 23% of the surveyed had physical examination in the last one year; 75% thought they were lack of health knowledge; 92% would like to obtain health knowledge in regular; 86% thought lack of health knowledge was the reason of their or their relatives’ diseases; 74% obtained health knowledge by watching TV; 59% went to their village clinic first when suffering from mild symptoms of common diseases; and only 6% did exercises in their leisure time. Conclusion Most people in rural areas don’t pay enough attention to their health condition and are lack of high-quality health knowledge resources as well as consciousness of physical training. So it is not only necessary to strengthen health education, but also urgent to promote physical and mental health education in rural areas.
目的 探讨健康教育对提高高血压病患者健康知识及建立健康生活方式的影响。 方法 2011年8月－12月对社区中100例高血压病患者进行系统的健康教育，观察其健康知识和生活方式的改变情况。 结果 健康教育前后其健康知识得分由（10.48 ± 0.82）分提高到（17.10 ± 1.21）分，亚类健康责任、饮食和运动得分也明显提高，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）；健康生活方式得分由教育前的（18.65 ± 1.38）分提高到教育后的（25.91 ± 2.25）分，差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。 结论 在社区对高血压病患者开展长期、系统的健康教育能有效提高他们的健康知识，促进其建立健康的生活方式。