Predicting health literacy of students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2016: The role of demographic variables

Savād-i Salāmat

Neda Kianipoor¹  Arash Ziapoor² 

[1] BS, Environmental Determenet of Health Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah,Iran.;Msc, Environmental Determenet of Health Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah,Iran;

关键词: Students;    Health literacy;    Health Education;   

DOI  :  10.22038/jhl.2016.10966

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background and objective: Health literacy is a key outcome measures of health education that should be in the context of broader health promotion. This study aims to predict the health literacy of students in Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 1395: the role of demographic variables was performed.Methods: A descriptive correlational study on 350 students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was done. Sampling was random. Data collection was conducted through a questionnaire of health literacy Montazeri et al. Information collected through software SPSS 23 and using t-tests, ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient were analyzed.Results: The mean (SD) total score of health literacy in students was 4.04 ± 0.43. T-test and ANOVA between health literacy by gender, age, profession, education level and location have a significant relationship. Pearson correlation coefficient between the components of health literacy in research samples showed high correlation was statistically significant (P

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