Abstract: Objective: To investigate the awareness of core knowledge of chronic diseases among permanent residents in Yuxi City
and its influencing factors, and to provide a scientific basis for the formulation of chronic disease prevention and control policies and
intervention measures in Yuxi City. Methods: A multistage stratified random sampling method was adopted to select permanent
residents aged 18 years and above from each county （city, district） of Yuxi City for a questionnaire survey on core knowledge of
chronic diseases. The awareness rate of core knowledge was calculated, and univariate and multivariate Logistic regression models were
used to analyze factors influencing the awareness rate. Results: The awareness rate of core knowledge of chronic diseases in Yuxi City
was 79.95%. Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the awareness rate was higher among Han people, those with higher
educational levels, clerical staff, and professional technicians （P<0.05）. Conclusion: The popularization of core knowledge of chronic
diseases among residents in Yuxi City has achieved certain results and met established requirements. However, there are differences in
awareness rates among people with different characteristics. Targeted health education should be provided to ethnic minorities,
individuals with low educational levels, and workers employed in agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishery, and water
conservancy to comprehensively enhance residents' awareness rate of core knowledge of chronic diseases.

Key words: core knowledge of chronic diseases, the awareness rate, influencing factors, health education