Health Literacy and associated factors among primary school students in Shandong province
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.03.017
- VernacularTitle:山东省小学生健康素养现状及影响因素分析
- Author:
LI Yajun, FAN Zheng, SUN Tong, DUAN Qing, LENG Yan, WEI Xia, LI Fengxia, KANG Dianmin
1
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Shandong University, Jinan(250012), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health knowledge,attitudes,practice;
Health education;
Regression analysis;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(3):378-380
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the status of health literacy and its associated factors among primary school students in Shandong Province.
Methods:By using stratified cluster sampling method, 9 063 children in grade 1 to 3 from 5 cities in Shandong Province were investigated with self-designed questionnaire. Chi square and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze associated factors for health literacy.
Results:Rate of proficient health literacy among grade 1-3 primary school students was 62.8%(5 689/9 063), with 75.6%(6 850/9 063), 56.3%(5 106/9 063) and 80.1%(7 261/9 063) in dimension of safety emergency, health care and disease prevention and control. Proficient health literacy was 47.7%(4 327/9 063), 88.3%(8 003/9 063) and 73.6%(6 672/9 063) in domain of health knowledge and concept, health behavior and health skills. Univariate analysis showed that the health literacy varied by gender, only-child in the family, grade, living area, cities, self-perceived academic performance, father educational attainment, mother educational attainment, father occupation and mother occupation(χ2=39.66, 161.09, 193.05, 89.23, 1 107.75, 196.35, 99.43, 74.39, 64.86, 16.70, P<0.01). Multivariate analysis found that gender, only-child in the family, grade, living area, city, self-perceived academic performance, father’ s occupation and educational attainment were positively associated with health literacy among elementary students.
Conclusion:High level of health literacy has been found among primary school students in Shandong Province, but varied in area and different demographic characteristics, which needs further specific intervention.
