Factor analysis on health literacy of junior middle school students in China

GUO Shuai-jun,YU Xiao-ming,WANG Lu,SUN Yu-ying.

Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1) : 37-39.

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2013, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (1) : 37-39.

Factor analysis on health literacy of junior middle school students in China

  • GUO Shuai-jun,YU Xiao-ming,WANG Lu,SUN Yu-ying.
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Objective To explore the status and influencing factors of health literacy among junior middle school students in China. Methods 2 616 students from national 25 provinces,municipalities were surveyed by self-reported questionnaire by the method of two stage cluster-stratified sampling.Data were analyzed by SPSS 13.0. Results There were gender,model of school-based health education and geographical region differences among junior middle school students' health literacy (P<0.05); health literacy overall average score of these adolescents was 76.11±8.65 and only 35.5% of them scored ≥80 (passing line).On the part in fundamental literacy,the passing rate was 26.6%,and 59.2% on the part in practical literacy. Conclusion The health literacy level of junior middle school students should be improved,and school-based health education is the best way to improve students' health literacy.

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junior middle school / students / health literacy / health education

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GUO Shuai-jun,YU Xiao-ming,WANG Lu,SUN Yu-ying.. Factor analysis on health literacy of junior middle school students in China[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2013, 21(1): 37-39

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