Abstract
Objective TOPSIS was used to analyze and evaluate the effects of health education on iodine deficiency disorders from 2009 to 2013 in Shaanxi Province, and provide a basis to further improve the effects of health education on iodine deficiency disorders. Methods Data were collected from annual reports of Shaanxi Province health education on iodine deficiency disorders, TOPSIS was used to comprehensively evaluate and analyze the effects of health education on iodine deficiency disorders. There were totally 10 indicators: the number of primary school which had implemented the health education on iodine deficiency disorders, the difference of students' awareness rate, the number of village which had carried out housewife IDD health education, the difference of housewives' awareness rate, the number of radio, television broadcasting on popular science program and public service ads, the number of health education brochures, foldings and other promotional materials, the number of articles published on newspapers and periodicals, the number of posting banners, the number of propaganda columns, and the number of publicity and consultation activities. The evaluation was carried out in three aspects that were the number of schools (villages) that carried out the health education projects, the students' and housewives' iodine deficiency prevention knowledge and the awareness of health education measures. Excel 2010 was used for data collection and analysis. Results Iodine deficiency disorders health education projects were carried out yearly in 108 towns from 36 counties (districts) in 10 cities of Shaanxi Province from 2009 to 2013. Evaluated by TOPSIS, the relative proximity of the work quality and the optimal scheme of the iodine deficiency health education in Shaanxi Province from 2009 to 2013 was 0.038 2, 0.249 7, 0.908 5, 0.437 9 and 0.856 4, respectively. The ideal quality of health education on iodine deficiency disorders was in 2011, and the lower quality was in 2009, which was consistent with the actual situation. Conclusion TOPSIS, a comprehensive evaluation method, is suitable for evaluating the effects of health education on iodine deficiency disorders. Key words: TOPSIS; Iodine deficiency disorders; Comprehensive evaluation
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