Measuring health literacy in university students in Vientiane, Lao PDR

Runk, Laina; Durham, Jo; Vongxay, Viengnakhone; Sychareun, Vanphanom

doi:10.1093/heapro/daw087

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“…In Asia, the level of health literacy among 224 students from two faculties (Science and Health Sciences) was measured. Study findings indicated that 93% of the students had insufficient health literacy [4]. Another study carried out in Turkey, among Nursing students, concluded that 29.3% of the students had an insufficient level of health literacy [5].…”

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Health Literacy among Health and Social Care University Students

Juvinyà‐Canal

Soler

Porquet

et al. 2020

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Health literacy has been defined by the World Health Organization as the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health. Its importance in reducing inequalities makes health literacy a thematic area that should be addressed in the training of professionals in the fields of healthcare, Social Work and Education. The objective of this study was to define the health literacy levels of students from the Universities of Girona and Barcelona (Spain) and the Regional Institute of Social Work in Perpignan (France). A cross-sectional study was conducted among students of Nursing, Social Work, Primary Education and Special Education in the 2017–2018 academic year. Sociodemographic and academic variables were considered and the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire was used to study health literacy levels. In total, 219 students with an average age of 24.9 participated. Of these, 64.4% were studying Social Work, 23.7% Nursing, 5.9% Primary Education, and 5.9% Special Education. Of the total sample, 36.5% were classified as sufficient in health literacy. The total average score of the health literacy index was 11.1; 13.2 among Nursing students; 10.5 among Social Work students; 10.1 among Primary Education students, and 10.1 among Special Education students (p < 0.001). Nursing students obtained the best results and healthcare was the highest rated subdomain, more than disease prevention and health promotion.

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Section: Health Literacy Levelsmentioning

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Health Literacy among Health and Social Care University Students

Juvinyà‐Canal

Soler

Porquet

et al. 2020

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“…With the cutoff value used in previous literature [17], a HL index of 0 to 25 may indicate "inadequate" perceived health literacy, and a value from 26 to 33 was defined as "problematic"; while an HL index in the range of 34 to 42 indicated "sufficient", and a value above 42 may suggest "excellent" perceived health literacy. The same cutoff value was also applied to different domains of information processing [19].…”

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The effects of health literacy in influenza vaccination competencies among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong

Zhang

Chung

2020

BMC Geriatr

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Background: Poor health literacy was found to be one of the key barriers in older adults' disease prevention practice. However, it has still been unclear how different processes in health literacy play a role in older adult's vaccinationrelated competencies. By adopting the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU), the current study aimed to examine older adults' competences in accessing, understanding, evaluating and applying health information, as well as how they are related to perceived difficulties in vaccination-related practices.. Methods: With a cross-sectional design, a quantitative exploratory study was conducted using structured questionnaires. Four-hundred and 86 community-dwelling older adults aged 65 and above were recruited from non-government organizations in Hong Kong. Health literacy was measured by the Chinese version of 47-item HLS-EU (HLS-Asia-Q), which assesses the competences in accessing, understanding, evaluating and applying health information across the domains of health care, disease prevention, and health promotion. Linear regression was performed to test the association between different aspects of health literacy and vaccination-related information processing. Results: The findings showed that the health literacy of Hong Kong older adults has been limited, particularly in information appraisal. Poorer competences in accessing and appraising health information were associated with greater difficulties in making vaccination decision. Conclusions: By identifying the health literacy processes associated with vaccination, our findings suggested that healthpromotion programs strengthening the appraisal and comparison of vaccination information should be provided for the general public. Meanwhile, health professionals and mass media should reduce the complexity when delivering the health messages, and make it easier for older adults to access and comprehend, thus increasing the inclination to take vaccine and preventing the spread of communicable diseases.

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“…These are healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion. 1 The quality of health services and healthcare providers may be affected by health literacy levels of individuals. 2 Most of the individuals have difficulty in navigating healthcare options and are unable to understand the information provided by health care professionals regardless of their education and social status.…”

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Functional Health Literacy among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan

Malik¹,

Hashmi²,

Khalid³

et al. 2017

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Most of the medical and pharmacy students will work as health professionals after graduation and will have more opportunities to interact with patients. Therefore, they should possess adequate health literacy levels to enhance the health literacy of the patients.Objective: The present study was designed to assess functional health literacy among undergraduate Pharm.D students studying at Hamdard University, Islamabad, Pakistan. Methodology:A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. A pre-validated tool S. Tofhla was self-administered to a sample of 400 Pharm.D students of Hamdard University, Islamabad, Pakistan. After data collection, data was cleaned coded and entered in SPSS version 21.0. Descriptive statistics comprising of frequency and percentages was calculated. The non-parametric tests including Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Walis (p≥0.05) were performed to find out the difference among different variables. Results:The results highlighted that female students had higher scores of functional health literacy (29.03, ±4.14). Undergraduate students living in urban settings (28.69, ±4.66) had high functional health literacy scores than students living in rural areas (26.46, ±6.48). Students having English language as medium of instruction during their schooling had better scores (28.53, ±5.11) than students having Urdu language as medium of instruction in high school. Conclusion:The results of the present study concluded that the level of functional health literacy among undergraduate pharmacy students was adequate. High level of health literacy is required to assist pharmacists to manage self-care activities, and the care of their patients, future research should be designed to explore whether improved health literacy amongst pharmacists transforms into improved self-care and better patient outcomes.

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Measuring health literacy in university students in Vientiane, Lao PDR

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Health Literacy among Health and Social Care University Students

Health Literacy among Health and Social Care University Students

The effects of health literacy in influenza vaccination competencies among community-dwelling older adults in Hong Kong

Functional Health Literacy among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from Pakistan

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