Health literacy and health-promoting behaviours among Australian-Singaporean communities living in Sydney metropolitan area:

Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare

Tze GekHo¹ 

关键词: Health literacy;    health-promoting behaviours;    health promotion;    Australia;    Singaporean migrant communities;    health policy;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2010105817741906

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Health literacy affects how individuals navigate and make decisions within the healthcare system and has been recognized to influence health behaviours. However, less is known about its associations with health-promoting behaviours amongst Australian migrant populations. This study is an attempt to fill this gap by investigating the level of health literacy and its associations with physical activity, healthy diet, smoking and health services utilization among Australian-Singaporean communities.Methods:A total of 157 participants were recruited from Singaporean communities living in Sydney metropolitan areas, New South Wales, Australia. Data was collected through a cross-sectional online survey from January 2016 to August 2016.Results:Most of the respondents were female (56.1%), employed (70.7%) and had lived in Sydney for >5 years (80.3%). About 60% of the participants were inadequately health-literate (Brief Health Literacy Screening Tool score ≤ 16). The level of health literacy varied signi...

【 授权许可】

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