Coverage of school health monitoring systems in China: a large national cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is growing interest in the role that schools can play in promoting student health. The aim of this study was to describe the coverage of school health monitoring systems for infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and school physical environments in China, and to explore differences by geography, regional wealth, and school type.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed using data from 2428 schools from 17 provinces in China in 2018. Data were collected using a questionnaire administered by the Ministry of Education through its monitoring system, and included infectious diseases (e.g., reporting system for student infectious diseases), non-communicable diseases (e.g., regular student health examinations), and school physical environments (e.g.,

SUBMITTER: Yan X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8814736 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature