Medical Reserch and Education ›› 2014, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (5): 59-63.

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China’s urban and rural residents’ health literacy research present situation and prospect

GAO Shangya1, QIAO Yanhua2   

  1. 1. College of Public Health Science, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China; 2. Periodical Press of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
  • Online:2014-10-25 Published:2014-10-25

Abstract: In recent years, the emergence of a new popular research fields in health is health literacy, it is an important part of health education and health promotion. To improve health literacy in China to international level is considered as the most economic and effective method to sustain the health of residents. With the development of the society, health problems are paid more and more importance by the Chinese government. This research was conducted by using the method of literature reading, exploring the domestic current situation of the research in the field of health literacy, focusing on urban and rural residents’ health literacy research status. From the meaning of health literacy, the present situation on urban and rural residents’ health literacy research and influence factors summarized, the research of urban and rural residents’ health literacy outlook is put forward in order to get the government and relevant personage attention to urban and rural residents’ health literacy.

Key words: urban and rural residents, health literacy, research status, prospect

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