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Objective@#To explore the effect of blended health literacy education combining WeChat and participatory class among college students, and to provide references for enriching the technology of health education in college.@*Methods@#Using cluster random sampling method, 378 freshmen from 10 classes of a non-medical college in Guangzhou were selected as the research objects. The intervention group (193) was given blended health literacy education including WeChat and participatory class education, while the control group (185) recieved no intervention. The other types of health educaiton were not limited in both groups. A survey was conducted among those college students before and after the health education by applying Questionnaire on College Students’ Health Literacy.@*Results@#According to the baseline survey, there were no significant differences between the intervention group and the control group in the level of health literacy and basic situations(P>0.05). But after the intervention, the scores of health literacy and basic health concept and knowledge, health skills of three aspects were (54.34±6.03) (23.91±2.44) (12.39±2.32) respectively, and infectious diseases prevention, chronic diseases prevention, safety and first aid，health information of six health issues were(5.59±1.34) (10.17±1.57) (12.88±1.55) (6.33±1.58), higher than those in the control group, and the differences were statistically significant(t=3.50, 2.50, 3.94, 2.50, 2.79, 2.48, 2.12, P<0.05). The overall health literacy level of the intervention group was 71.5%(138/193) and the control group was 51.9%(96/185), there was significant difference between two groups(χ2=15.40, P<0.01).@*Conclusion@#Blended health literacy education improves college students’ health literacy level sbustantially, which may provide references to the technology of health literacy intervention in college.
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OBJECTIVES: Nephrolithiasis (kidney stones) is a common disease with the prevalence that is increasing globally. We previously found that trimethyltin (TMT), a by-product of plastic stabilisers, can inhibit the H(+)/K(+) ATPase activity in renal intercalated cells and alter urinary pH, which is a known risk factor for nephrolithiasis. In this study, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the impact of chronic low level occupational TMT exposure on nephrolithiasis. METHODS: This study included 216 healthy workers with TMT exposure and 119 workers as controls with no TMT exposure. All study participants were administered a questionnaire and underwent a routine clinical examination including an ultrasonographic screening for kidney stones. Exposures were assessed by measuring TMT concentrations in personal air samples, blood and urine. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the ORs and 95% CIs for the risk of kidney stones. RESULTS: TMT exposed workers had a higher prevalence of kidney stones (18.06%) in comparison with control workers (5.88%). High TMT concentrations in personal air samples, blood and urines were positively associated with increased prevalence of kidney stones in workers exposed to TMT compared with controls workers (p-trend values=0.005, 0.008 and 0.002, respectively). The length of employment in plants with elevated TMT levels (duration of the exposure) was significantly associated with the increased prevalence of kidney stones (p trend=0.001). The ORs were 2.66 for <3 years, 3.73 for 3-<10 years and 7.89 for 10+ years of employment compared with control workers. CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first report to demonstrate that occupational exposure to TMT is a potential risk factor for nephrolithiasis.
