Prevention and control of infectious diseases among primary schools in Xi’an / 中国学校卫生

Objective@#To understand prevention and control of infectious disease among primary schools in Xi’an. @*Methods@#A total of 93 primary schools were selected through multi-stage stratified sampling method from 14 counties in Xi’an, then these schools are surveyed to meaure the classroom ventilation.@*Results@#About 28.0% (26/93) of these schools met the national standard for health staffs, with 7.4%(4/54) in urban primary schools and 56.4% in rural primary schools (22/39), the difference between urban and rural areas is statistically significant(P<0.01). Urban primary schools were better than rural primary schools in morning inspection, registration and tracking for illness, verification of vaccination certificates, surveillance and reporting of epidemic outbreaks, verification of school recovery(P<0.05). The average per capita area among the 92 primary schools was (1.22±0.34) m2, with (1.08±0.26) m2 in urban primary schools and (1.42±0.33) m2 in rural primary schools, the difference between urban and rural areas was statistically significant (P<0.01). The average per capita ventilation area of 92 primary schools was (0.15±0.07) m2 with (0.13±0.04) m2 in urban primary schools and (0.19±0.08) m2 in rural primary schools, the difference between urban and rural areas was statistically significant (P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#School-based infectious diseases prevention and control needs to be improved in Xi’an, especially in health personnel. Urban schools appear superior in the prevention and control of infectious diseases and sanitary conditions, while rural schools appear superior in student density and classroom ventilation.

Commentary on the study of traditional Chinese medicine clinical pathway / 国际中医中药杂志

The clinical pathway of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a medical management model learned abroad, is a kind of medical management model implemented in order to improve efficacy, reduce the economic burden on patients, and increase the utilization rate of medical resources. This article reviews the literature on the clinical path of TCM in recent years, outlines its development characteristics, research models, evaluation methods, management methods, and then analyzes its advantages and disadvantages in clinical implementation, and thus provides reference for future implementation.