Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Southern Iran | ||
| Journal of Health Literacy | ||
| مقاله 5، دوره 6، شماره 2 - شماره پیاپی 22، پاییز 2021، صفحه 53-60 اصل مقاله (142.93 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
| شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.22038/jhl.2021.59213.1172 | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Sedigheh Abedini1؛ Shahla Nooradin* 2؛ Shokrollah Mohseni3؛ Havva Daryafti4؛ Fatemeh karimi2؛ Roghayeh Ezati-rad5 | ||
| 1Social factors in health promotion research center, Hormozgan health research center, Hormozgan University of medical sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
| 2Hormozgan University of medical sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
| 3Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
| 4Biostatistics and epidemiology department, Health faculty, Hormozgan University of medical sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
| 5Student Research Committee, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Background and Objective: Health-promoting behaviors are fundamental and important activities for the development and maintenance of health in individuals. However, people with inadequate health literacy are in a worse health position. Today, health literacy is considered a main factor involved in healthcare outcomes and costs. The present research aimed to determine the level of health literacy among the 18–64-year-old residents of Hormozgan Province in association with health promotion behaviors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study on 840 subjects aged from 18 to 64 years, who referred to the urban and rural health centers in Hormozgan, Iran. They were selected through a multi-stratified sampling method in 2017. The data collection instrument was a questionnaire comprised of a demographic section, the test of functional health literacy in adults (TOFHLA), and Walkers’ health promoting lifestyle profile (HPLP-II). The data were analyzed by SPSS version 23 based on the descriptive and analytical statistics tests. Results: The mean and standard deviation of the subjects’ age was 30.6±8.2 years. Most of the participants (586, 72.2%) had an adequate level of health literacy and 226 subjects (27.8%) had inadequate health literacy. The mean and standard deviation of the overall health promotion behavior was found to be 142.95±20.11, interpreted as an acceptable level. The highest average value was observed in the subclass of self-actualization (27.7±4.9) and the lowest mean related to the subclass of physical activity (17.4±5.4). Internet (43.1%) and appealing to the healthcare team (36.9%) were 43.1% and 36.9%, respectively. Conclusion: Our findings showed that educational plans are essential based on different domains of health promotion behaviors with a focus on physical activity. It is also necessary to plan for educating different dimensions of health literacy in the virtual world and social health networks. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Health literacy؛ Health Behavior؛ Health Promotion؛ Iran | ||
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