Impact of Health Education on Knowledge and Behaviors toward Infectious Diseases among Students in Gansu Province, China

Table 2

Accuracy rate on infectious disease knowledge and behavior of sample students .

Items	Total	Intervention group	Control group		P
Accuracy rate of infectious disease knowledge
(1) Which of the following are infectious diseases?	1306 (65.23)	968 (96.70)	338 (33.77)	874.16
(2) What’s the transmission way of the mumps?	1449 (72.38)	988 (98.70)	461 (46.05)	695.72
(3) What methods can prevent mumps?	1263 (63.09)	974 (97.30)	289 (28.87)	1006.46
(4) What’s the transmission way of the TB?	1800 (89.91)	995 (99.40)	805 (80.42)	197.77
(5) What are the symptoms of TB?	1889 (94.36)	1000 (99.90)	889 (88.81)	115.56
(6) Whether the examination and treatment of TB is free in China?	1190 (59.44)	612 (61.14)	578 (57.74)	2.40	0.122
(7) Can the TB be cured?	1711 (85.46)	961 (96.00)	750 (74.93)	180.07
(8) What’s the transmission way of the flu?	1468 (73.33)	946 (94.51)	522 (52.15)	460.39
(9) What methods can prevent flu?	936 (46.75)	817 (81.62)	119 (11.89)	977.56
Average accuracy	72.23	91.67	52.74
Accuracy rate of infectious disease behaviors
(1) Do you wash your hands before having a meal?	1064 (53.15)	675 (67.43)	389 (38.86)	164.97
(2) Do you wash your hands after you go to the toilet?	1208 (60.34)	719 (71.83)	489 (48.85)	110.42
(3) If you have phlegm, how do you usually deal with it?	1880 (93.91)	988 (98.70)	892 (89.11)	81.70
(4) Whether you cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing?	1192 (59.54)	714 (71.33)	478 (47.75)	115.49
(5) If you found you have a fever in school, what should you do?	1253 (62.59)	885 (88.41)	368 (36.76)	570.18
(6) If you suspect yourself having TB, where will you go to see a doctor?	614 (30.67)	492 (49.15)	122 (12.19)	321.13
Average accuracy	60.03	74.48	45.59

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