Siew Lim|Alison Beauchamp|Sarity Dodson|Jonathan O’Hara|Crystal McPhee|Alexandra M. Fulton|Carol Wildey|Richard H. Osborne
Health literacy and fruit and vegetable intake in rural Australia
Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University|Deakin University
adequate fruit vegetable intake important prevention chronic disease health literacy associated health outcomes role dietary behaviour received little attention present study investigated association multidimensional measure health literacy sociodemographic characteristics fruit vegetable intake rural australiaa crosssectional survey intake fruits vegetables servingsd demographic characteristics health literacy profile using ninescale health literacy questionnaire hlq associations health literacy fruit vegetable intake assessed using logistic regressiona large rural area victoriaadults residing grampians region n 1154 61 female mean age 52 sd 17 yearsthe hlq scale actively managing health predicted 95 ci fruit 231 187 284 vegetable 181 145 226 intake scales appraisal health information fruits 173 141 213 vegetables 149 120 186 social support health fruits 131 106 163 vegetables 140 110 176 ability find good health information fruits 125 105 148 vegetables 136 ci 113 163 also predicted fruit vegetable intake associations remained significant adjusting age gender educational attainment private health insurancehealth literacy particularly proactive appraising information social support health associated greater fruit vegetable intake future interventions consider health literacy needs community improve fruit vegetable intake