Factors related with nursing students' health literacy: a cross sectional study

Nursing professionals have a crucial role in promoting health literacy in health services, so it is necessary to ensure health literacy skills in future health professionals. The objective of the study was to examine the health literacy of nursing students and its associated factors. A cross-section...

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Published in:Frontiers in public health 2023-05, Vol.11, p.1053016-1053016
Main Authors: Ramón-Arbués, Enrique, Granada-López, José Manuel, Antón-Solanas, Isabel, Cobos-Rincón, Ana, Rodríguez-Calvo, Antonio, Gea-Caballero, Vicente, Tejada-Garrido, Clara Isabel, Juárez-Vela, Raúl, Echániz-Serrano, Emmanuel
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Language:English
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Cross-Sectional Studies
Curriculum
health behavior
Health Literacy
health promotion
HLS-EU-Q16
Humans
nursing education
Public Health
Students, Nursing
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Summary:Nursing professionals have a crucial role in promoting health literacy in health services, so it is necessary to ensure health literacy skills in future health professionals. The objective of the study was to examine the health literacy of nursing students and its associated factors. A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 460 nursing students. For data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire was obtained on sociodemographic characteristics, perception and health care, use of the health system and lifestyles. In addition, health literacy was assessed using the European Health Literacy Questionnaire. 6.1% of the participants had an inadequate level of health literacy and 36.5% problematic. The probability of having sufficient health literacy is directly associated with age; and inversely with smoking, prolonged screen time and living alone (  
ISSN:2296-2565
2296-2565
DOI:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1053016