Carsten Oliver Schmidt|Ruth Anja Fahland|Marco Franze|Christian H. Splieth|Jochen René Thyrian|Sandra Plachta?Danielzik|Wolfgang Hoffmann|T Kohlmann
Health-related behaviour, knowledge, attitudes, communication and social status in school children in Eastern Germany
Institute for Community Health|Institute for Community Health|Institute for Community Health|University of Greifswald|Institute for Community Health|Institute for Community Health|Institute for Community Health
enhancing health literacy keystone health promotion yet studies health literacy limited functional literacy levels furthermore little evidence available children based nutbeams outcome model health promotion study aims elaborate set short scales measure important health literacy domains children ii analyse associations among health behaviour intermediate health outcome subjective health social status gender sample comprised 852 school children fifth grade aged 913 years western pomerania germany items taken childs questionnaire form short scales healthrelated knowledge attitudes communication behaviour internal consistencies communication attitude scales 073 057 respectively unidimensional scalability knowledge behaviour scales supported item response models associations health scales modest regression analyses social status gender predicted health knowledge communication health behaviours attitudes selfefficacy health knowledge associated scale results suggest targeting one specific component health literacy children likely exert small effects health status health behaviour