ERIC Number: EJ1397314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0829-5735
EISSN: EISSN-2154-3984
Association between Health and Levels of Health Literacy in 13- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Lebanon
Bouclaous, Carmel; Daher, Ralph; Osseily, Wissam; Rosário, Rafaela; Hamam, Hasan
Canadian Journal of School Psychology, v38 n4 p302-316 2023
The study assessed health literacy (HL) in Lebanese adolescents and its associations with health during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 228 adolescents (63.1% female), 15.5 ± 1.5 years, took the survey. Data was collected between May and September 2020. The questionnaire consisted of the Health Literacy for School-Aged Children (HLSAC) scale, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) assessment, sociodemographic characteristics, and health-related variables. Around 84.6% had low to moderate HL. Adolescents with moderate HL were more likely to spend more than 2 hours on sedentary behavior (OR = 0.3, 95% CI [0.1, 0.9]) and smoke (OR = 0.3, 95% CI [0.1, 0.8]). Adolescents with high HL had lower odds of having moderate to severe anxiety (OR = 0.2, 95% CI [0.1, 0.8]) and excess body weight (OR = 0.1, 95% CI [0.4, 0.5]). Adolescents with high HL had higher odds of having good to excellent health (OR = 1.2, 95% CI [0.4, 3.7]). Interventions to strengthen HL must be implemented with a focus on at-risk adolescents.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, COVID-19, Pandemics, Health, Health Education, Multiple Literacies, Anxiety, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior, Physical Activity Level, Smoking, Obesity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Lebanon
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