Gabriela Rolová|Beáta Gavurová|Benjamin Petruželka
Health Literacy, Self-Perceived Health, and Substance Use Behavior among Young People with Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders
Charles University|General University Hospital in Prague|Tomas Bata University in Zlín|Charles University|General University Hospital in Prague
licit illicit substance use one major public health issues severe negative health consequences individuals society health literacy essential improving ones health navigation healthcare system however evidence health literacy people substance use disorders limited study aims examine health literacy sociodemographic healthrelated substance userelated correlates young people alcohol aud substance use disorders sud study crosssectional data young people undergoing addiction treatment aud n 201 mean age 376 sud n 165 mean age 311 used health literacy assessed using hlseuq47 simple multiple linear regression performed estimate correlates health literacy total 378 participants aud 418 sud limited health literacy participants aud living condition factors selfperceived health indicators frequency alcohol use showed significant effect health literacy participants sud financial factors selfperceived health indicators injection sharing showed significant effect increasing health literacy might contribute improved health outcomes decreased highrisk substance userelated behavior people undergoing addiction treatment