Title | Coverage of school health monitoring systems in China: a large national cross-sectional survey |
Authors | Yan, Xiaojin Hu, Peijin Ma, Ning Luo, Dongmei Zhang, Jingshu Wang, Junyi Dong, Yanhui Xing, Yi Song, Yi Ma, Jun Patton, George C. Sawyer, Susan M. |
Affiliation | Peking Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Inst Child & Adolescent Hlth, 38 Xueyuan Rd, Beijing 100191, Peoples R China Peking Univ, Inst Populat Res, Beijing, Peoples R China Univ Melbourne, Fac Med Dent & Hlth Sci, Dept Paediat, Parkville, Vic 3010, Australia Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia Royal Childrens Hosp, Ctr Adolescent Hlth, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia |
Keywords | EVERY SCHOOL CHILDREN WUHAN |
Issue Date | Feb-2022 |
Publisher | LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC |
Abstract | Background There is growing interest in the role that schools can play in promoting student health. The aim of this study was to describe the coverage of school health monitoring systems for infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and school physical environments in China, and to explore differences by geography, regional wealth, and school type.& nbsp;Methods A cross-sectional study was performed using data from 2428 schools from 17 provinces in China in 2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered by the Ministry of Education through its monitoring system, and included infectious diseases (e.g., reporting system for student infectious diseases), non-communicable diseases (e.g., regular student health examinations), and school physical environments (e.g., monitoring of classroom light, microclimate and drinking water).& nbsp;Findings Overall, the coverage rate of full school health monitoring systems was 16.6%. The coverage rates of school health monitoring systems for infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and school physical environments were 71.2%, 68.5%, and 24.9%, respectively. Coverage was higher in schools from urban rather than rural areas, in schools from areas with greater wealth, and in senior secondary schools rather than junior secondary and primary schools.& nbsp;Interpretation Systems for monitoring infectious diseases in school students have been widely implemented in China. Systems for monitoring non-communicable diseases and physical environments need to be strengthened. Beyond greater attention in poorer and rural areas, increased investment in more comprehensive approaches to school health is indicated.Copyright (C) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.& nbsp; |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/646558 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100332 |
Indexed | SCI(E) SSCI |
Appears in Collections: | 公共卫生学院 人口研究所 |