Investigation on the Knowledge and Attitude to the Avian Influenza of Urban Residents of Beijing City

[Objective]To understand the knowledge and attitude to the avian influenza of urban residents in Beijing city.[Methods]Multistage probability Sampling was carried out in telephone investigation,resulting of questionnaire being applied in 26o residents from 8 district in Beijing.[Results]83.30% urban residents knowed someone had gotten the avian influenza in our country that government announced.Televisions and newspapers were main routes of transmission of avian influenza knowledge.50-59 years old resident of recognition scores is higher than young people and the more educational level,the more scores(P0.05).The residents working in enterprise had more scores than the other occupations' people(P0.05).80.81% urban residents believed the information of the government announced were true and 79.84% believed those were in time.87.37% urban residents didn't worry about getting the avian influenza.[Conclusion]The urban residents of Beijing city had the unvarying level about the avian influenza. The informations' opening was in favour of reducing the avian influenza's panics of the populace and preventing and controlling the occurrence and development of avian influenza.