Leena Paakkari|Minna Torppa|James E. Mazur|Zuzana Boberová|Gorden Sudeck|Michal Kalman|Olli Paakkari
A Comparative Study on Adolescents’ Health Literacy in Europe: Findings from the HBSC Study
University of Jyväskylä|University of Jyväskylä|University of Zielona Góra|University of Pavol Jozef Šafárik|University of Tübingen|Palacký University Olomouc|University of Jyväskylä
1 background need studies populationlevel health literacy hl identify current state hl within countries report comparative findings 10 european countries austria belgium fl czechia england estonia finland germany macedonia poland slovakia adolescents hl associations gender family affluence fas selfrated health srh 2 methods representative data n 14590 age 15 drawn hbsc health behavior schoolaged children study associations hl gender fas srh examined via path models 3 results countries exhibited differences hl means range scores within countries positive associations found fas hl hl srh country gender associated differences hl three countries hl acted mediator gender srh four countries fas srh country 4 conclusions findings confirm differences hl levels within european countries hl contribute differences srh hl taken account devising evidenceinformed policies interventions promote health adolescents