Socio-Economic Determinants of Health Literacy in High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Today, a person’s health literacy (HL) is perceived as a critical determinant for their health. It is well known that limited health literacy is associated with harmful health behaviours, the lower use of preventive services, problems in making use of healthcare resources and poor skills for the sel...

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Autores principales:	Mariusz Duplaga, Marcin Grysztar
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	high school students adolescents health literacy health literacy sub-indices European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire paper-and-pencil interviewing Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5cefbfc9cd784ba3b03c607f0bf8c8722021-11-25T17:52:18ZSocio-Economic Determinants of Health Literacy in High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study10.3390/ijerph1822122311660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/5cefbfc9cd784ba3b03c607f0bf8c8722021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12231https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Today, a person’s health literacy (HL) is perceived as a critical determinant for their health. It is well known that limited health literacy is associated with harmful health behaviours, the lower use of preventive services, problems in making use of healthcare resources and poor skills for the self-management of chronic disorders. This study analysed the level and factors associated with HL in high school students in southern Poland. The study is based on the data from a paper-and-pencil survey of high schools students in the Malopolska Voivodshop. The students were selected using a two-stage cluster random sampling procedure. The level of HL was assessed with the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, consisting of 47 items. Univariate logistic and linear regression models were applied to analyse the association between general HL score and the main domain-specific indices. The respondents whose parents had attended University and came from more affluent families were less likely to demonstrate limited HL. There was a significant positive relationship between the self-assessment of the economic situation, size of accommodation, the level of expenditure on a mobile phone and receiving external support, the size of the book collection at home, and domain-specific HL sub-indices. In conclusion, among socio-demographic factors, the parents’ education is the only consistent predictor of the level of HL in high school students. Furthermore, most variables reflecting the economic status of the respondent’s family are significantly associated with the general HL score and its sub-indices.Mariusz DuplagaMarcin GrysztarMDPI AGarticlehigh school studentsadolescentshealth literacyhealth literacy sub-indicesEuropean Health Literacy Survey Questionnairepaper-and-pencil interviewingMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 12231, p 12231 (2021)
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spellingShingle	high school students adolescents health literacy health literacy sub-indices European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire paper-and-pencil interviewing Medicine R Mariusz Duplaga Marcin Grysztar Socio-Economic Determinants of Health Literacy in High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
description	Today, a person’s health literacy (HL) is perceived as a critical determinant for their health. It is well known that limited health literacy is associated with harmful health behaviours, the lower use of preventive services, problems in making use of healthcare resources and poor skills for the self-management of chronic disorders. This study analysed the level and factors associated with HL in high school students in southern Poland. The study is based on the data from a paper-and-pencil survey of high schools students in the Malopolska Voivodshop. The students were selected using a two-stage cluster random sampling procedure. The level of HL was assessed with the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire, consisting of 47 items. Univariate logistic and linear regression models were applied to analyse the association between general HL score and the main domain-specific indices. The respondents whose parents had attended University and came from more affluent families were less likely to demonstrate limited HL. There was a significant positive relationship between the self-assessment of the economic situation, size of accommodation, the level of expenditure on a mobile phone and receiving external support, the size of the book collection at home, and domain-specific HL sub-indices. In conclusion, among socio-demographic factors, the parents’ education is the only consistent predictor of the level of HL in high school students. Furthermore, most variables reflecting the economic status of the respondent’s family are significantly associated with the general HL score and its sub-indices.
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Socio-Economic Determinants of Health Literacy in High School Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

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