Factors related to health literacy among Brazilian adolescents: cross-sectional study.

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Pub Date : 2024-02-26 eCollection Date: 2024-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0310en

Sidiany Mendes Pimentel, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, Vinnicius Dias Alves de Medeiros, Rafaela Aparecida Prata, Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes, Juliana Bastoni da Silva

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Objective: To analyze the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical factors with health literacy in Brazilian adolescents.

Method: This is a cross-sectional study with 526 adolescents aged 14 to 19. Data were collected virtually between July and September 2021 using a sociodemographic characterization questionnaire, clinical profile and the Health Literacy Assessment Tool - Portuguese version. The variables were evaluated by multiple linear regression with normal response, with significance p < 0.05.

Results: The average age was 16.9 years (±1.6), the average health literacy score was 25.3 (±5.4). Female gender (p = 0.014), university educational level (p = 0.002) and use of medication (p = 0.020) were related to higher levels of health literacy. Adolescents with chronic illnesses had a higher total literacy score, on average 1.51 points, compared to those without chronic illnesses.

Conclusion: Male adolescents and those with less education performed worse in health literacy and, therefore, deserve special attention in health promotion actions.

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巴西青少年健康素养的相关因素：横断面研究。

目的：分析社会人口学和临床因素与巴西青少年健康素养之间的关系：分析社会人口学和临床因素与巴西青少年健康素养之间的关系：这是一项横断面研究，研究对象为 526 名 14 至 19 岁的青少年。数据收集时间为 2021 年 7 月至 9 月，使用了社会人口特征问卷、临床概况和健康素养评估工具（葡萄牙语版）。结果显示，平均年龄为 16.9 岁：平均年龄为 16.9 岁（±1.6），平均健康素养分数为 25.3 分（±5.4）。女性（p = 0.014）、大学教育水平（p = 0.002）和使用药物（p = 0.020）与较高的健康素养水平有关。与没有慢性疾病的青少年相比，患有慢性疾病的青少年的健康素养总分更高，平均高出1.51分：结论：男性青少年和受教育程度较低的青少年在健康素养方面表现较差，因此在健康促进行动中值得特别关注。

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