Current status of health literacy and its influencing factors in seamen

VernacularTitle:海勤官兵健康素养现状及影响因素分析
Author: Wei FU ¹ ; Fang YU ; Shizhao MA ; Lin XU ; Nana WANG
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1. 266071 山东青岛,海军青岛特勤疗养中心疗养四区十科
Keywords: Health literacy; Serviceman; Current status; Influencing factors
From: Journal of Navy Medicine 2024;45(6):582-585
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the current status and influencing factors of health literacy in seamen.Methods The random cluster sampling method was adopted to select 302 naval officers and soldiers,and a questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate their health literacy.Results The proportion of respondents with health literacy was 55.1%.The level of health literacy ranked from high to low as follows:basic health concept(72.1%),basic health behaviors(54.0%),basic health knowledge(41.3%),and basic health skills(33.4%).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that education background,the length of time to board,smoking and sleep late were influencing factors for health literacy in seamen(P<0.05).Conclusion The overall health literacy level is unbalanced in seamen,especially in health knowledge and health skills,which need to be strengthened.It is essential to carry out targeted health education,correct unhealthy lifestyles and constantly improve the level of health literacy of seamen.