Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Palmas,TO, Brazil.
Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2024 Feb 26;58:e20230310. doi: 10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0310en. eCollection 2024.
To analyze the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical factors with health literacy in Brazilian adolescents.
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.
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.
Male adolescents and those with less education performed worse in health literacy and, therefore, deserve special attention in health promotion actions.
分析巴西青少年的社会人口学和临床因素与健康素养之间的关系。
这是一项横断面研究,共纳入 526 名 14 至 19 岁的青少年。2021 年 7 月至 9 月期间,通过社会人口学特征问卷、临床特征和健康素养评估工具(葡萄牙语版)收集数据。采用正态反应的多线性回归对变量进行评估,p 值<0.05 表示差异有统计学意义。
平均年龄为 16.9 岁(±1.6),平均健康素养得分为 25.3(±5.4)。女性(p=0.014)、大学教育程度(p=0.002)和用药(p=0.020)与较高的健康素养水平相关。与无慢性病的青少年相比,患有慢性病的青少年的总文化素养得分平均高出 1.51 分。
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,因此需要在健康促进活动中给予特别关注。