Anitta Naghavi|Zahra Bostani Khalesi|Enayatollah Homaie Rad|Sahar Safshekan
Health literacy of Iranian adolescent girls and its determinants
Guilan University of Medical Sciences|Guilan University of Medical Sciences|Guilan University of Medical Sciences|Guilan University of Medical Sciences
introduction adolescent health literacy refers social cognitive skills show motivation ability adolescents receive use beneficial knowledge maintain promote health status aim determine health literacy iranian adolescent girls determinants material methods crosssectionalanalytical study performed 324 first secondgrade high school female students sampling method included multistage cluster sampling data collection tools included demographic questionnaire health literacy measure adolescents helma helma consisted 44 items within 8 areas selfefficacy access reading understanding appraisal use communication numeracy helma scored based 5point likert scale results discussion mean health literacy score participants 2079 also multiple linear regression showed statistically significant relationship access area health literacy living one parents p 002 appraisal area educational level p 004 mothers job p 003 use area mothers job p 0038 numeracy area asked first regarding health diseaserelated question p 0004 understanding area parental education p lt 001 overall educational level important determinant health literacy p 0045 conclusions results present study showed adolescent girls lower health literacy level therefore suggested health service providers improve level adolescent health literacy level designing implementing relevant programs