Knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water and associated factors among primary school students in rural China

QIN Shengjie*; LIU Siyu; ZHANG Liqing; ZHANG Xinmeng; YANG Wanchen; WANG Xiaoying; TIAN Donghua; ZHANG Weijun

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025114

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QIN Shengjie*, LIU Siyu, ZHANG Liqing, ZHANG Xinmeng, YANG Wanchen, WANG Xiaoying, TIAN Donghua, ZHANG Weijun. Knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water and associated factors among primary school students in rural China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 509-513. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025114

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QIN Shengjie*, LIU Siyu, ZHANG Liqing, ZHANG Xinmeng, YANG Wanchen, WANG Xiaoying, TIAN Donghua, ZHANG Weijun. Knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water and associated factors among primary school students in rural China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 509-513. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025114

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QIN Shengjie*, LIU Siyu, ZHANG Liqing, ZHANG Xinmeng, YANG Wanchen, WANG Xiaoying, TIAN Donghua, ZHANG Weijun. Knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water and associated factors among primary school students in rural China[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2025, 46(4): 509-513. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025114

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Knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water and associated factors among primary school students in rural China

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2025114

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School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing (100875), China

Received Date: 2024-10-08
Rev Recd Date: 2025-02-14

Available Online: 2025-05-08

Publish Date: 2025-04-25

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Objective To investigate the status quo and associated factors of drinking water knowledge, attitude and behavior among primary school students in rural areas, so as to provide evidence for health behavioral intervention of drinking water in primary school. Methods Twenty-three primary schools in rural area from Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Shanxi provinces were selected by using purposive sampling method from March 1 to April 27 in 2023. Self-designed questionnaires regarding knowledge, attitude and behavior of drinking water were distributed to all students in grade 3-6, and 2 173 valid questionnaires were obtained. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of drinking water knowledge, attitude and behavior of primary school students. Results The attainment rates of drinking water knowledge, attitude and behavior level were 20.02%, 26.65%, and 31.20%, respectively, among primary school students. The median of daily water intake was 1 000 mL, and the average daily water intake was (1 172.99±771.89)mL. In addition, 66.31% of students water intake reached the minimum standard of 800 mL recommended. The results of multiple Logistic regression indicated that drinking water accessibility in school, health education of drinking water, and individual self-control ability were positively correlated with the knowledge (OR=1.31, 1.57, 1.58), attitude (OR=2.07, 1.65, 1.73), behavior (OR=1.40, 1.49, 1.91) of drinking water and daily water intake (OR=1.41, 1.38, 1.20) (P<0.05). Conclusions Primary school students in rural areas are generally lack of appropriate health awareness on drinking water including knowledge, attitude and behavior. Schools should take targeted measures to focus on the cultivation of students' self-control ability, so as to improve students' knowledge and attitudes of drinking water, and furthermore help students shape their healthy behaviors of drinking water.
- Drinking,
- Health knowledge, attitudes, practice,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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