Muhammad Ridwan|Anindya Mar’atus Sholikhah|Bayu Budi Prakoso
Health literacy and health-related behavior in sport among University students in East Java, Indonesia: A cross sectional study
Universitas Negeri Surabaya|Universitas Negeri Surabaya|Universitas Negeri Surabaya
health literacy important determinant health outcomes due close relation individuals health status wellbeing purpose study measure level health literacy university students well analyze relationship sociodemographic factors healthrelated behaviors total 163 university students participated study via onlinebased questionnaires assessed sociodemographic factors healthrelated behavior physical activity health literacy using wellvalidated instruments independent ttest anova performed explore statistical significance mean differences health literacy score results discovered significant differences demographic characteristics health literacy scores however female respondents majoring sport living urban areas parents higher education degrees slightly higher score counterparts significant difference scores observed smoking variable p 0007 therefore health literacy university students influenced demographic characteristics however study showed higher health literacy scores contribute better practice healthrelated behavior especially smoking