Annalaura Carducci|Maria Fiore|Antonio Azara|Guglielmo Bonaccorsi|Martina Bortoletto|Giuseppina Caggiano|A Calamusa|Antonella De Donno|Osvalda De Giglio|Marco Dettori|Pamela Di Giovanni|Angela Di Pietro|Alessio Facciolà|Ileana Federigi|Iolanda Grappasonni|Alberto Izzotti|Giovanni Libralato|Chiara Lorini|Maria Teresa Montagna|Liberata Keti Nicolosi|Grazia Paladino|Giacomo Palomba|Fabio Petrelli|Tiziana Schilirò|Stefania Scuri|Francesca Serio|M. Tesauro|Marco Verani|Marco Vinceti|Federica Violi|Margherita Ferrante
Environment and health: Risk perception and its determinants among Italian university students
University of Pisa|University of Catania|University of Sassari|University of Florence|Azienda ULSS 9 TREVISO|Polytechnic University of Bari|University of Bari Aldo Moro|University of Pisa|University of Salento|Polytechnic University of Bari|University of Bari Aldo Moro|University of Sassari|University of Chieti-Pescara|University of Messina|University of Messina|University of Pisa|Università di Camerino|University of Genoa|University of Naples Federico II|University of Florence|Polytechnic University of Bari|University of Bari Aldo Moro|University of Catania|University of Sassari|University of Sassari
among determinants environmental health risk perception health literacy social media messages generally neglected study details environmental health risk perception determinants italian university students including measure functional health literacy analysis newspapers social media cross sectional survey carried among students 15 italian universities different disciplines grouped scientifichealth humanisticlegalsocial sectors using selfadministered anonymous questionnaire divided six sections sociodemographic characteristics information health environment environmental health risk perception trust attitudes behaviors functional health literacy local newspapers tweets areas period analyzed relation quantity topics study population included 4778 students 651 female aged 21 43 years functional health literacy low cutoff value 444 students new outcome survey detected association high functional health literacy higher global health risk perception trust institutions sources information actors protection environmental risks internet social networks frequently consulted sources information 777 predictive higher risk perception possible relation environmental health risk perception tweet communication highlighted comparison risk perception city highest number tweets modena another one similar sociodemographic characteristics pisa conclusion results study may help strengthen information education programs functional health literacy taken account school programs produce basic knowledge better understanding health environment moreover mass social media included planning communication intervention verifying results