Health Literacy and Health Behavior: Associated Factors in Surabaya High School Students, Indonesia

Abstract

(1) Background: The health behavior (HB) of adolescents develops in the school or family setting and plays an important role in their future health status. Health literacy (HL) has been identified as an important factor in modifying health behavior in addition to socioeconomic factors. health-promoting school (HPS) programs also have a significant role in providing students with the means of learning the importance of knowledge, behavior, and skills for a healthy lifestyle. (2) Method: This study aims to identify the association between HB, HL measured in comprehensive health literacy (CHL) and functional health literacy (FHL), HPS programs, and socioeconomic factors among high school students in Surabaya, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted, and 1066 students were evaluated as respondents. (3) Result: The results of multivariate analyses showed that following factors were associated with better health behavior: female, better academic performance, higher grade, higher father’s education, lower allowance, and better CHL and FHL. The strongest association for HB was gender. CHL was especially associated with handwashing, physical activity, and drug abuse. FHL was associated with smoking and drug abuse. The implementation of HPS programs did not reach an optimum level and only influenced physical activity. (4) Conclusion: The findings confirm that CHL and FHL have a significant association with several HBs. HB intervention in the HPS program is recommended to incorporate the CHL and FHL for a better health impact.

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“…This is in line with previous international studies on this subject. The authors of an Indonesian study led by Prihanto [ 50 ] achieved similar findings and identified an association between health behaviour and both HL level and socioeconomic factors among secondary school students in Surabaya, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was conducted, with 1066 students evaluated as respondents.…”

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“…Sejalan dengan pertimbangan yang diambil oleh tenaga pendidik lain (Yuliawati et al, 2021); (Prasada & Canon, 2021), tim penulis dan mahasiswa memilih lokus sekolah-sekolah yang ada di Desa Padaulun dengan pertimbangan pentingnya edukasi dan pendataan vaksinasi untuk anak-anak dan remaja usia 12-17 tahun. Literasi kesehatan pada masyarakat usia sekolah sangat penting untuk membentuk perilaku sehat di lingkungan masyarakat (Prihanto et al, 2021); (Yuliawati et al, 2021). Selain itu, persentase vaksinasi kedua untuk anak-anak dan remaja di Kabupaten Bandung belum mencapai 100%.…”