Objective To investigate the capacity of public health emergency response among the medics from grassroots troops stationed in a province and explore related influencing factors, so as to provide scientific evidence for improving the ability to deal with public health emergencies in healthcare departments in grassroots troops.
Methods Medics were selected by multistage stratified cluster sampling method stratified by troop levels and surveyed with questionnaires on abilities to cope with public health emergencies. Logistic regression analysis was employed to examine potential influencing factors.
Results A total of 636 questionnaires were distributed, and 606 questionnaires were valid (95.3%). Though 98.3% of the respondents knew public health emergencies, only 74.9% of them could tell emergent events accurately. The qualified rate of emergency response capacity was 38.4%. Main influencing factors included sense of crisis (OR=3.741, 95% CI: 2.844-4.921), participation in emergency rescue training (OR=2.427, 95% CI: 1.597-3.690), participation in emergency drills (OR=1.822, 95% CI: 1.207-2.751), age (OR=1.465, 95% CI: 1.165-1.843), and education (OR=1.423, 95% CI: 1.085-1.867).
Conclusion The current capacity of public health emergency response among the medics from grassroots troops stationed in the province could not meet actual needs on public health emergencies, and it can be promoted by strengthening talents cultivation, conducting emergency drills and training, and raising sense of crisis.
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