Abstracts Objectives Health literacy is increasingly recognized as a public health concern.
Most of the literature on health literacy concentrate in the Western countries. Therefore, this …

Background: Acceleration of mass vaccination strategies is the only pathway to overcome
the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare professionals and students have a key role in shaping …

Background: university students are believed to retain the highest levels of health literacy.
They are perceived as the opinion leaders within their communities; therefore, their health …

Hintergrund: In modernen Informationsgesellschaften wird Gesundheitskompetenz (GK) als
wichtige Fähigkeit zur Gesunderhaltung und Krankheitsbewältigung erachtet. Hierfür sind …

Background Health literacy comprises the ability to identify, obtain, interpret and act upon
health information. Low health literacy is a major risk factor for hospitalizations, use of …

Background Health literacy refers to personal competencies for the access to, understanding
of, appraisal of and application of health information in order to make sound decisions in …

Background Low uptake of various recommended modern family planning methods is
associated with inadequate family planning literacy among potential beneficiaries of the …

Background Maintenance of good health and a healthy lifestyle have significant impacts on
the lives of university students. However, university students are prone to engage in risky …

Health literacy (HL) competencies vary across different health domains, and so the youth HL
level plays an important role in access to healthcare. The aim of this study was to determine …

Aim The aim of this paper was to investigate online health information seeking and health
literacy among non-medical college students in Egypt and the differences between the two …