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Table 5 Behavior analysis of primary care medical staffs towards public health emergencies

From: The knowledge, attitude and behavior about public health emergencies and the response capacity of primary care medical staffs of Guangdong Province, China

Items

Urban medical staffs

Rural medical staffs

Total

χ2

P value

The frequency of emergency response training since work

 Once a year(%)

32.5

29.7

31.3

3.014

0.083

 Once every 2 to 5 years(%)

30.0

20.3

25.8

40.982

0.000

 Interval of more than  5 years(%)

9.3

10.0

9.6

0.453

0.501

 Never (%)

28.2

40.1

33.3

53.279

0.000

Sources to gain health emergency associated knowledge(multiple choice)

 School education(%)

25.2

29.2

26.9

8.695

0.003

 Self-learning(%)

17.7

18.7

18.1

0.570

0.450

 Organizational learning unit(%)

40.3

35.8

38.4

7.013

0.008

 Media(%)

38.6

27.3

32.4

47.763

0.000

 Continuing education(%)

25.1

15.6

20.5

45.927

0.000

 Accumulation of practical work(%)

29.2

36.1

31.6

18.290

0.000

 Other sources(%)

17.2

23.0

19.3

16.831

0.000

 Participated in treatment at the scene(%)

25.2

26.3

25.7

0.510

0.475

Response to public health emergencies(Single-choice)

 Self-aid(%)

45.9

31.0

39.4

83.743

0.000

 Mutual-aid(%)

51.7

64.5

57.3

56.314

0.000

 Escape(%)

1.5

1.9

1.7

0.847

0.358

 Don’t know what to do(%)

0.9

2.5

1.6

14.410

0.000