School-based peer education interventions to improve health: a global systematic review of effectiveness

S Dodd, E Widnall, AE Russell, EL Curtin… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Peer education, whereby peers ('peer educators') teach their other peers ('peer
learners') about aspects of health is an approach growing in popularity across school …

Assessment of health literacy studies in iran: systematic review

D Robatsarpooshi, SB Tavakoly Sany… - Journal of Sabzevar …, 2019 - jsums.medsab.ac.ir
Health literacy is seen as an important component of public health And for playing a key role
in how people make decisions in the areas of health, community health promotion and high …

Assessment of health literacy with the Newest Vital Sign and its correlation with body mass index in female adolescent students

S Olyani, H Tehrani, H Esmaily, MM Rezaii… - International journal of …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Background One of the significant outcomes of health education is health literacy (HL),
which should be expanded to improve health promotion. Objective The aim of this study was …

Health literacy and health-promoting behaviors in southern Iran

S Abedini, S Nooradin, S Mohseni… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - literacy.mums.ac.ir
Background and Objective: Health-promoting behaviors are fundamental and important
activities for the development and maintenance of health in individuals. However, people …

[HTML][HTML] The association between body mass index and health literacy in high school Students: A cross-sectional study

MR Zare-Zardiny, F Abazari, MA Zakeri… - Journal of Education …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Obesity and overweight in children and adolescents have become a global
problem in recent years. Adolescence increases the likelihood of obesity in adulthood and …

Psychometric properties of Persian version of health literacy for Iranian school-age children scale

I Abdollahpour, M Yazdi, Y Salimi… - Health Promotion …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Health literacy may play an important role in the attainment of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric …

Use of medicinal plants and its association with health literacy in the general population of Iran during the COVID-19 pandemy: a web-based cross-sectional survey

F Dabaghian, M Hasanpour… - Research Journal of …, 2023 - rjpharmacognosy.ir
Background and objectives: During health crises like COVID-19, people with different health
conditions turn to traditional/herbal remedies, which can affect their health status. This study …

Psychometric properties of health literacy measures in Persian biomedical literature: A systematic review

M Tavousi, J Sedighi, A Montazeri, F Zarei… - Payesh (Health …, 2021 - payeshjournal.ir
Objective (s): This study aimed to review Persian biomedical literature on psychometric
properties of health literacy measures in Iran. Methods: The Scientific Information Database …

Design and standardization of tools for assessing the perceived heart risk and heart health literacy in Iran

H Khazaei, S Komasi, A Zakiei, M Rezaei… - Annals of cardiac …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim is to achieve the standard tools for heart health, the present study aimed
to design, develop, and standardize the two questionnaires of perceived heart risk scale …

Designing Health Literacy Measurement Tools: A Critical Review of Common Paths and Probable Mistakes

S Rakhshanderou, A Safari-Moradabadi… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - literacy.mums.ac.ir
Background and Objective: Measuring concepts such as health literacy, either generally or
specifically, in different populations requires the use of existing standard instruments or the …