Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Military Personnel Regarding Heat-Related Illness Risk Factors
Results of a Chinese Cross-Sectional Study
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| ID | 22085367 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Xuren Wang (0000-0001-8460-0764, PLA Navy General Hospital), Demeng Xia (0000-0002-1476-2052, Second Military Medical University), Xisha Long (0000-0003-2862-685X), Yixin Wang (0009-0000-1209-5981), Kaiwen Wu (0000-0001-5289-4024, Third People's Hospital of Chengdu), Shuogui Xu (0000-0001-5926-4391, Second Military Medical University, autor correspondente), Li Gui (0000-0003-2076-7658, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Páginas | 707264-707264 |
| Data de publicação | 2021-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Editora | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.707264 |
| PMID | 34249854 |
| OpenAlex | W3177362639 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 4 |
| Referências citadas | 27 |
Background: Military personnel are widely exposed to risk factors for heat-related illnesses. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) are three of the most important means by which to prevent such illnesses, but there has been a lack of investigations into and correlation analyses of KAP. This study aimed to explore the heat-related KAP of military personnel in China. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study (June 1-25, 2019). A total of 646 military personnel were recruited from two Chinese Navy troops in the tropical zone and one troop in the temperate zone. We collected data on demographic characteristics and KAP scores using questionnaires. Univariate analysis and Scheffe's method were used for data analyses. Results: The mean KAP scores were 10.37 (range = 3–13, standard deviation = 1.63) for knowledge (K-score), 7.76 (range = 0–16, SD = 2.65) for attitudes (A-score), and 3.80 (range = 1–6, SD = 1.12) for practices (P-score). There were noticeable differences in mean K-score according to age, military rank, and educational level ( P < 0.05). Participants from the tropical zone had higher A-scores ( P < 0.05) and higher P-scores ( P < 0.001) than those from the temperate zone. Additionally, participants with relevant experience also had higher A-scores ( P < 0.05) than those without such experience. Conclusions: Military personnel's awareness of preventive and first-aid measures against heat-related illnesses need to be strengthened. It will be very important to develop educational programmes and enrich systematic educational resources to raise this awareness
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Military personnel · Multivariate analysis · Navy · Pathology · Univariate analysis · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Demography · Medicine · Thermal Regulation in Medicine · Thermoregulation and physiological responses · Internal Medicine
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