Journal article
The Association between Health Literacy and Self-Rated Health Amongst Australian University Students
Alana Storey, Lisa Hanna, Karen Missen, Natalie Hakman, Richard H Osborne, Alison Beauchamp
Journal of Health Communication | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Health literacy is the capacity to understand, access, and effectively utilize health information and healthcare to make informed health decisions. This cross-sectional study uses the multi-dimensional Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) to investigate associations between demographic characteristics, self-rated health and health literacy among students (n = 932) in two Australian universities. We used Pearson's chi-square to determine differences in self-rated health between demographic groups, Cohen's defect Sizeto measure differences in HLQ scale scores between demographic groups, and logistic regression to determine associations between HLQ scores and self-rated health.A clear associatio..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Awarded by Medical Research Future Fund Translating Research into Practice Fellowship
Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council [Senior Research Fellowship #APP1059122; Medical Research Future Fund Translating Research into Practice Fellowship, ID:1150679]