Asiyeh Namazi
Health Literacy and Its Related Factors in Non-Medical College Students
Islamic Azad University Rasht Branch
abstract introduction health literacy plays vital role health education health promotion received increasing attention means improve health outcomes reduce health inequality students awareness health literacy weaknesses area essential educational planning objective study aimed investigate health literacy nonmedical college students affecting factors materials methods correlational study conducted 250 nonmedical students islamic azad university rasht branch rasht city iran academic year 20182019 selected using random sampling method data collection tool health literacy iranian adults helia questionnaire collected data analyzed using descriptive analytical statistics ttest pearson correlation test chisquare test results meansd helia score 68441272 100 68 students inadequate health literacy 296 problematic health literacy 544 adequate health literacy 92 excellent health literacy students highest score dimensions understanding meansd 77111582 access meansd 72351673 decisionmaking applying health information meansd 55621501 lowest score statistically significant correlation students age health literacy scores statistically significant relationship reported gender health literacy levels p0049 internet 548 physicians health workers 272 important sources information health students conclusion many students lacked sufficient health literacy since received information health issues internet educational health programs contents provided internet social networks