Objective To understand the level of health literacy and its influencing factors in Banan district

Chongqing

and to provide a scientific basis for the formulation of relevant policies.Methods Using a multistage stratified whole-group sampling method

779 permanent residents aged 15-69 in Banan district were selected as survey subjects and questionnaires were administered.Results The health literacy level of the survey respondents was 20.28%.The results of univariate analysis showed that the health literacy level of urban residents was higher than that of rural residents（P<0.05）;the health literacy level of patients with chronic diseases was lower than that of residents without chronic diseases（P<0.05）;in addition

the difference.s in health literacy levels of survey subjects with different education level-s

occupations

age groups

per capita annual household income

and self-assessed health status were statistically significant（P<0.05）.The literacy levels of survey respondents in three aspects（basic health knowledge and concepts

healthy lifestyle and behavior

and basic skills）were 31.07%

20.15%

and 20.54%

respectively;the literacy levels of six types of health isses in descending order were:safety and first aid（48.91 %）

scientific views on health（41.08%）

health information（33.25%）

chronic disease prevention and treatment（27.86%）

basic medical care（19.77%）

and infectious disease prevention and control（14.38%）.The results of multi-factor logistic regression analysis showed that rural residence（OR=0.532）

junior high school education（OR=2.853）

high school/vocational high/j unior high school education（OR=5.983）

college and above education（OR=5.522）

annual per capita household income 10 000—< 20 000 yuan（OR=3.532）

household per capita annual income 20 000-<30 000 yuan（OR=2.841）

and household per capita annual income≥ 30 000 yuan（OR=7

968） were all influencing factors for whether the survey respondents had health literacy（P<0.05）.Conclusion Rural residents

low-income people and those with lower education levels are the priority groups for health education in the future.