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Pediatrics
Ozcan Aygun, Mine Topcu
Summary: This study identifies the relationship between parental health literacy levels and anthropometric measurements of children in Turkey. The results show that parental health literacy levels are associated with education level, income status, and employment status. Adequate levels of parental health literacy also have a positive effect on children's health status and anthropometric measurements.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jingru Zhou, Li Zhao, Yanjun Liu, Lin He, Fang Yang, Haichao Wang, Jing Fan, Qianer Li, Sisi Guo, Yanfen Wang, Yan Liu, Dan Zhou, Qin Tan
Summary: A family history of colorectal cancer is a major risk factor for colorectal cancer in China. This study aimed to examine the mediating effects of health beliefs on the relationship between health-promoting lifestyle and health information literacy among first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients. The results showed that health information literacy and health beliefs are key factors associated with a health-promoting lifestyle among first-degree relatives with colorectal cancer.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Food Science & Technology
Yoojin Lee, Taehee Kim, Hyosun Jung
Summary: The obesity problem is threatening personal and public health systems globally, especially among young adults. Developing healthy eating habits and improving food and health promotion literacy competencies have been identified as the best prevention methods. A study in South Korea found that food literacy and health promotion literacy are positively associated with young adults' healthy eating habits. Gender also moderates the relationships between these literacies and healthy eating habits.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alia Almoajel, Samar Alshamrani, Mesnad Alyabsi
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of e-health literacy on breast cancer literacy among Saudi women. The findings reveal that the participants have a high level of e-health literacy, which is correlated to their increased level of breast cancer literacy. The study emphasizes the importance of e-health literacy about breast cancer.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Alison Oberne, Cheryl Vamos, Lauri Wright, Wei Wang, Ellen Daley
Summary: This study explores the association between health literacy and fruit and vegetable consumption among college students. The results indicate a significant relationship between health literacy and fruit and vegetable intake, with students with higher health literacy consuming more fruits and vegetables.
JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Madeline C. Rutan, Jesse D. Sammon, David-Dan Nguyen, Kerry L. Kilbridge, Peter Herzog, Quoc-Dien Trinh
Summary: This study found that individuals with higher health literacy were more likely to undergo screening beyond the recommended age limit, contrary to the study's hypothesis. Breast cancer screening showed the highest rates of nonrecommended screening.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2021)
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Health Policy & Services
Ozcan Aygun, Selda Cerim
Summary: This study found a significant correlation between health literacy levels and factors such as education level, chronic disease status, attention to health news, reading health publications, and better self-assessment of health. Additionally, individuals with adequate health literacy levels showed an increase in health protective behaviors.
HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Alison Hicks
Summary: This paper highlights the importance of information literacy research in expanding understanding about health literacy, emphasizing the interconnectedness between the two fields. Through a narrative literature review, it emphasizes the theoretical and empirical connections between health literacy and information literacy, calling for the establishment of a shared research agenda to facilitate dialogue between the two fields.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Benfeng Du, Yuexuan Mu
Summary: This study found that in China, older people's participation in community health screenings is influenced by changes in health, particularly in mental and physical health. In addition to health changes, age, educational level, income level, and family support are also important factors affecting participation in community health screenings.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuanyuan Li, Xiaofeng Lv, Jun Liang, Hengjin Dong, Changgui Chen
Summary: Limited health literacy is a significant public health problem, associated with increased hospital admissions and readmissions, poorer self-management, and negative health outcomes. China has made progress in improving health literacy over the last few decades, but geographical disparities and associations with social development index, age, and education level persist.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tugba Yazici Topcu, Songul Aktas
Summary: The study found that most pregnant women had inadequate health literacy levels, with many having moderate to high perceptions of traumatic childbirth. There was a negative correlation between the health literacy levels of pregnant women and their perceptions of traumatic childbirth.
SOCIAL WORK IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Milena Maricic, Goran Stojanovic, Vanja Pazun, Milos Stepovid, Ognjen Djordjevic, Ivana Zivanovic Macuzic, Vesna Milicic, Veroljub Vucic, Svetlana Radevic, Snezana Radovanovic
Summary: This study in Serbia found that women's health literacy is related to their socio-demographic characteristics and reproductive health behaviors. Women with inadequate health literacy were more likely to live in rural areas and come from poorer classes. Employed women, those with good health, and those with higher education had higher odds of having adequate health literacy.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhenbo Tao, Qianqian Xu, Yingying Zhu, Qiuhong Mei, Hongwei Feng, Qiuyan Jin, Shige Ding, Ying Dong
Summary: This study aims to explore the association between health literacy (HL) and COVID-19 knowledge among residents in Ningbo. A total of 6,336 residents aged 15-69 years were selected and the Health Literacy Questionnaire was used to evaluate the relationship. The results showed that COVID-19 knowledge was significantly associated with HL, and improving HL may influence people's knowledge and behaviors related to the pandemic.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Jinpei Song, Kai Feng, Dian Zhang, Shengnan Wang, Wei Wang, Yongxin Li
Summary: This study investigated the mental health literacy, overall adaptation, and mental health of university freshers, and explored the influence of mental health literacy on overall adaptation and mental health, as well as the mediating role of overall adaptation. The results showed that mental health literacy was positively correlated with overall adaptation and mental health. Overall adaptation played a mediating role in the impact of mental health literacy on mental health. Gender also played a moderating role in the effects of overall adaptation on mental health.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Nikta Tavananezhad, Amjad Mohamadi Bolbanabad, Fatemeh Ghelichkhani, Fatemeh Effati-Daryani, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Summary: This study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy and empowerment during pregnancy. The results showed a direct relationship between health literacy and its dimensions with empowerment during pregnancy. Therefore, it is recommended to improve the health literacy of all women of reproductive age.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
