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Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study
BACKGROUND: An adequate level of health literacy will help university students to better respond to public health emergencies and reduce unintended harm caused by public health events. The objective of this study was to assess the health literacy levels of students from Universities of Shaanxi provi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205003 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S407113 |
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description | BACKGROUND: An adequate level of health literacy will help university students to better respond to public health emergencies and reduce unintended harm caused by public health events. The objective of this study was to assess the health literacy levels of students from Universities of Shaanxi province of China, in order to provide a basis for the development of health literacy promotion plan for university students. METHODS: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted at five universities in Shaanxi Province of China on the Wen-Juan-Xing online platform. A purposive sampling method was used to 1578 students via self-administered questionnaire. Comparisons of means were made using the t-test and ANOVA, and comparisons of ratios or composition ratios were made using the χ(2) test. RESULTS: The mean score for health literacy was (105.33±10.14) out of 135, and the mean scores for the three dimensions of health knowledge, attitudes and practices were (36.093±4.192), (34.178±4.227) and (35.059±4.515) respectively. Of the total sample, 39.2% were classified as sufficient in health literacy. Female students had higher health literacy level than male students (t=4.064, p=0.044), lower grade students scored higher than higher grade (F=3.194, p=0.013), students from urban cities scored higher than those who came from rural areas (t=16.376, p<0.001), and university students with health education experience scored higher than those without (t=24.389, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: University students’ health literacy is closely related to their gender, grades, family location and health education experience. |
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spelling | pubmed-101854812023-05-17 Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study Wu, Shuqiang Shao, Bilin Wang, Gaimei Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research BACKGROUND: An adequate level of health literacy will help university students to better respond to public health emergencies and reduce unintended harm caused by public health events. The objective of this study was to assess the health literacy levels of students from Universities of Shaanxi province of China, in order to provide a basis for the development of health literacy promotion plan for university students. METHODS: An online cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted at five universities in Shaanxi Province of China on the Wen-Juan-Xing online platform. A purposive sampling method was used to 1578 students via self-administered questionnaire. Comparisons of means were made using the t-test and ANOVA, and comparisons of ratios or composition ratios were made using the χ(2) test. RESULTS: The mean score for health literacy was (105.33±10.14) out of 135, and the mean scores for the three dimensions of health knowledge, attitudes and practices were (36.093±4.192), (34.178±4.227) and (35.059±4.515) respectively. Of the total sample, 39.2% were classified as sufficient in health literacy. Female students had higher health literacy level than male students (t=4.064, p=0.044), lower grade students scored higher than higher grade (F=3.194, p=0.013), students from urban cities scored higher than those who came from rural areas (t=16.376, p<0.001), and university students with health education experience scored higher than those without (t=24.389, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: University students’ health literacy is closely related to their gender, grades, family location and health education experience. Dove 2023-05-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10185481/ /pubmed/37205003 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S407113 Text en © 2023 Wu et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Wu, Shuqiang Shao, Bilin Wang, Gaimei Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Health Literacy Among University Students in Shaanxi Province of China: A Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | health literacy among university students in shaanxi province of china: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10185481/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37205003 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S407113 |
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