Effects of Different Health Education Methods on Tuberculosis in Primary School Students in Rural Areas of Northern Jiangsu Province

Objective To evaluate the intervention effects of different methods of health education on Tuberculosis,and provide a health education method suitable for the primary school students in rural areas of northern Jiangsu Province. Methods Multistage cluster sampling was taken to choose 100 students from each of four primary schools in four rural areas of northern Jiangsu Province.They were divided into three intervention groups(poster,participation and web-based modes) receiving different interventions of health education and one control group receiving no health education. Results Before the intervention there was no statistic significance among the four groups in total rate of awareness on kernel information of tuberculosis.After the intervention the scores of awareness on kernel information of tuberculosis in the 3 interventions groups were increased in different degrees(P0.001);but no statistically significant change was found in the control group.There was statistically significant difference among the 4 groups(P0.001);and the score of the web-based group was the highest,with a significant difference(P0.05). Conclusion Compared with poster and participation groups,web-based health education on tuberculosis is more suitable for the primary school students in rural areas of northern Jiangsu Province.