目的了解北京市城区老年人传染病相关知识、行为和技能方面的现况,为政府制定传染病防控策略提供科学依据。方法采用多阶段抽样法从东城、西城和海淀3个区抽取1 350名60岁及以上的常住居民作为调查对象,使用自行设计的北京市居民传染病健康素养调查问卷进行调查。结果 “发热判断标准”(34.4%)、“乙肝的传播途径”(23.3%)、“艾滋病的传播途径”(35.6%)等知识的知晓率均较低,“注射流感疫苗”(40.5%)、“到发热门诊带口罩”(20.9%)等行为的报告率均较低,“能获取想要的传染病知识”(42.8%)、“能看懂简单的化验单”(51.8%)、“能看懂药品说明书”(58.0%)等技能的掌握率均较低。不同文化程度老年人的传染病知识知晓率、部分传染病相关行为报告率和技能掌握率的差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论北京市城区老年人传染病相关知识知晓率、行为报告率和技能掌握率均较低,应加强老年人传染病相关知识的宣传教育,促使其形成良好的卫生习惯,并提高其传染病防控技能。 Objective To understand the status quo of knowledge, behavior and skills of infectious diseases among the elderly in urban areas of Beijing, and to provide a scientific basis for the government to formulate prevention and control strategies for infectious diseases. Methods A multi-stage sampling method was used to select 1 350 permanent residents aged 60 years and older from 3 districts of Dongcheng, Xicheng and Haidian as survey subjects and surveyed by self-designed questionnaires of health literacy of residents in Beijing. Results The rates of awareness of “Fever judgment criteria” (34.4%), “Hepatitis B transmission” (23.3%) and “AIDS transmission” (35.6%) were low, Influenza vaccine “(40.5%),” fever to mask “(20.9%) and other behaviors were reported at a lower rate,” getting the knowledge of the desired infectious disease “(42.8%), Can understand a simple laboratory test ”(51.8%), “ can read drug manual ”(58.0%) and other skills have a low mastery rate. There were significant differences in knowledge of infectious disease knowledge, reporting rate of some related infectious diseases and skills mastery in different age groups (P <0.05). Conclusion The awareness rate, behavior reporting rate and skill mastery rate of communicable diseases among the elderly in urban area of ​​Beijing are low. Publicity and education of the related knowledge of infectious diseases of the elderly should be strengthened to promote good health habits and increase their communicable disease prevention Control skills.