The Current Status of Health Promotion Lifestyle and Its Related Factors in Chinese Residents

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the current status of Chinese residents' health promotion lifestyle and its influencing factors, especially explore how health attitudes affect health promotion lifestyle, thus can make targeted recommendations for health promotion in China and similar areas.Study design: This study was based on a household survey of 1769 adults aged 18 and over from Shandong Province of China conducted in 2018.Methods: A cross-sectional, face-to-face survey design was used. The between-group measured data were compared by One-way ANOVA or t-tests. The correlation between the health attitude and health promotion lifestyle was examined by Pearson correlation. Logistic regression model was used to examine the related factors influencing Chinese residents’ health promotion lifestyle.Results: The health promotion lifestyle of residents in Chinese residents was not good. Significant differences existed in health promotion lifestyle among different genders, education levels, income levels, marital status, and health attitude (Ps <0.001). Multivariable Logistic regression model found that gender, education level, annual family per capita income, affection and behavioral intention in health attitude were key factors influencing Chinese residents’ health promotion lifestyle (Ps<0.001). Conclusions: Individual health responsibilities need to be further strengthened. More affective factors and operable measures should be added to enhance health affection and health behavioral intention, so as to enhance health promotion lifestyle.