Saulius Šukys|Laima Trink?nien?|Ilona Tilindien?
Subjective Health Literacy among School-Aged Children: First Evidence from Lithuania
Lithuanian Sports University|Lithuanian Sports University|Lithuanian Sports University
health literacy set competencies promote sustain health received significant research attention particularly studies adults improving health literacy early age crucial personal health development need investigate health literacy schoolaged children aims study determine level subjective health literacy among adolescents lithuania examine association health literacy school achievement health education schools family affluence health literacy assessed using brief health literacy schoolaged children instrument representative sample 2369 subjects 7th 10th grades overall 121 respondents low 705 moderate 174 high level health literacy school achievements found significant predictor health literacy number schoolbased health promotion events family affluence also predicted increased level health literacy study first nationally representative examination topic lithuania highlighted alarming finding less onefifth adolescents high health literacy