Health Literacy and Media Literacy: Is There Any Relation?

Afshar, Peiman Parandeh; Keshavarz, Fateme; Salehi, Mehdi; Moghadam, Rezvan Fakhri; Khajoui, Elahe; Nazari, Fatemeh; Dehghan, Mahlagha

doi:10.1177/0272684x20972642

Cited by 17 publications

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“…In line with the aforementioned findings, Namazi (9) showed that the majority of students mentioned the Internet as their main source of health information. Parandeh Afshar et al (53) and Mahmoudi and Taheri (54) also reported their participants mostly received health information via the Internet.…”

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An Investigation into Health Literacy and Extracurricular Reading Habits: The Case of Students at Abadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Tahmasbi,

Ghorbani Kalkhajeh,

Sharifiazar

et al. 2023

Compr Health Biomed Stud

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Background: The process of developing health literacy (HL) begins in childhood and embraces several skills and experiences. Individuals need these skills to properly manage their health and interact with healthcare systems. Although studies considering HL and its related variables are extensive in volume and informative in results, it seems necessary to add more to the field by addressing the issue among students of medicine. Objectives: The present study aimed to check the level of HL and extracurricular reading habits among students of medicine, how they obtain health information, the relationship between their HL and their extracurricular reading habits, and the relationship between extracurricular reading habits and each of the five aspects of HL. Methods: The participants (N = 220) were studying at Abadan University of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran. The data were collected using the Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) questionnaire (Montazeri et al., 2015) and a questionnaire developed by the researchers. Results: The findings suggest that extracurricular studying positively correlated with reading health information, reaching health information, and using health information for the respondents of the present study. There was also a significant difference between the extracurricular reading habits and the HL of respondents. However, extracurricular studying and their appraisal of health information did not positively correlate. Furthermore, the Internet was the first source of information for the respondents. Conclusions: The aforementioned results might direct health policymakers’ attention to the HL concerns that medical students need and the ways that they immediately hang on to reach information (i.e., the Internet).

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An Investigation into Health Literacy and Extracurricular Reading Habits: The Case of Students at Abadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Tahmasbi,

Ghorbani Kalkhajeh,

Sharifiazar

et al. 2023

Compr Health Biomed Stud

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“…The information source indicator was mainly used to reflect the ubiquitous role of the Internet in ensuring that people can conveniently access knowledge and consultations about their health. This access to information ultimately serves to improve daily living habits and detect changes in individuals’ health status as early as possible [ 29 ]. Finally, as for the dependent variable, we simplified some of the measurement options for some of the independent variables.…”

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Multi-Dimensional Comparison of the Impact Mechanism of the Self-Rated Health Status of Urban and Rural Residents in Chinese Social Environments

Zhang

Gao

2022

IJERPH

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Self-rated health status (SRHS) reflects individuals’ social environment, and the difference between urban and rural areas in China further highlights the impact of social environment on health. This paper aimed to systematically analyze and compare the impact mechanism of the SRHS of urban and rural residents from multiple dimensions, i.e., time, space, and scale. Drawing on data from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) and China Statistical Yearbook, we used spatial, cross, and HLM analyses. Results indicate that: (1) From 2010 to 2017, the overall SRHS level of Chinese residents gradually declined; the gradient pattern of east, middle, and west became more marked, and the health level in rural areas generally fell behind that of urban areas. (2) The focus of SRHS moved toward mental health, and people’s perceptions of the social environment gradually became a key factor affecting health. (3) In the long term, the gradient allocation of medical service resources could narrow the gap between urban and rural areas to comprehensively improve regional health levels.

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“…Mass media contains information that offers health guidance, as well as implicit and explicit relevant content from commercial entities or health systems that can be either health-promoting or healthcompromising [31]. Therefore, researchers have proposed the concept of media health literacy, and noted that it is an important determinant of health literacy [31][32][33][34]. A lack of originality and excessive advertisements or entertainment factors used to be serious limitations of China's healthcare television programs, which affected the authenticity of health knowledge and reduced public reliability.…”

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Improving Health Literacy: Analysis of the Relationship between Residents’ Usage of Information Channels and Health Literacy in Shanghai, China

Gao

Chen

Hong

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Background: This study aimed to examine the relationship between residents’ health literacy (HL) and their use of and trust in information channels. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional health survey utilizing a cluster sampling design was conducted in January 2022. The sample consisted of 1067 residents in Shanghai, China. Those who correctly answered over 80% of the questions were regarded as qualified. The differences in residents’ HL and the dimensions of knowledge HL, lifestyle HL, and skills HL were analyzed based on their use of and trust in traditional media, the internet, and offline activities. Logistic regression was conducted to examine the effects of the usage of these channels on all four types of HL. Results: A total of 27.65% of participants were qualified for HL. The use of traditional media (OR = 1.405, p < 0.05) and engagement in offline activities (OR = 1.951, p < 0.05) were significantly related to HL. Disbelief in traditional media was related to being qualified in knowledge HL (OR = 1.262; p < 0.05), whereas disbelief in offline activities had an adverse effect on knowledge HL and skills HL (OR = 0.700, 0.807; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Effort should be made to improve the efficiency of offline health education, and ensure the reliability and quality of health-related information from mass media and the internet to improve residents’ HL.

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Health Literacy and Media Literacy: Is There Any Relation?

Cited by 17 publications

References 13 publications

An Investigation into Health Literacy and Extracurricular Reading Habits: The Case of Students at Abadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

An Investigation into Health Literacy and Extracurricular Reading Habits: The Case of Students at Abadan University of Medical Sciences in Iran

Multi-Dimensional Comparison of the Impact Mechanism of the Self-Rated Health Status of Urban and Rural Residents in Chinese Social Environments

Improving Health Literacy: Analysis of the Relationship between Residents’ Usage of Information Channels and Health Literacy in Shanghai, China

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