[Effect of hepatitis health promotion project in schools of Beijing and Gansu]

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate effect of health promotion project of element school students in Beijing and Gansu.

Methods: Evaluation field was conducted in 6 schools of hepatitis health promotion project. They were selected randomly from Beijing and Gansu, questionnaires were given to students and teachers for evaluating the awareness to hepatitis transmission and prevention, telephone interview was given to student's parents for awareness to hepatitis knowledge.

Results: Awareness to hepatitis was increased after health promotion, knowledge of hepatitis A and hepatitis B transmission among element school students were increased from 46.95%, 32.26% at baseline to 98.92%, 96.42% at middle-term respectively. Awareness rate of prevention of hepatitis A and hepatitis B were increased from 67.03%,67.38% at baseline to 98.21%, 99.64% at middle-term respectively. Immunization coverage of hepatitis A and hepatitis B was 29.75% at baseline, and reached 77.06% at middle-term after health promotion. The parent's awareness rate of hepatitis transmission and prevention also increased to 85% and 99% after intervention.

Conclusion: It was very effective of health promotion project in two provinces, the improvement of awareness of hepatitis was not only for students, but also for parents as well.