Jan K Tornick, Brett M Gibson
Tests of inferential reasoning by exclusion in Clark's nutcrackers (Nucifraga columbiana)
Animal cognition
pedestrians considered vulnerable complex road users human behavior constitutes one fundamental reasons trafficrelated incidents involving pedestrians however role health literacy predictor pedestrian safety behavior remains underexplored therefore current study designed examine level health literacy association safety behavior adult pedestrians city tabriz crosssectional analytical study conducted among individuals aged 18 65 years metropolitan area tabriz january april 2023 data collected using helia standard questionnaire health literacy instrument adults comprising 33 items across 5 domains access reading understanding appraisal decisionmaking behavior well pedestrian behavior questionnaire pbq consisting 29 items data analyzed using descriptive analytical statistics independent ttests anova pearson correlation coefficient via spss22 software based results 94 376 individuals excellent health literacy levels safety behavior scores good level health literacy safety behavior higher among age group 31 45 years women married individuals read books individuals higher education however safety behavior showed significant association education level p 005 significant positive relationship health literacy domains pedestrian safety behavior r 0369 p 0001 study underscores significant impact health literacy pedestrians safety behavior findings reveal higher levels health literacy associated better safety behavior among individuals aged 18 63 demographic factors age gender marital status education level also play role shaping health literacy safety behavior recognizing relationships interventions tailored improve health literacy levels promote safer pedestrian practices ultimately contributing healthier safer community tabriz city