Publication: Health literacy scale and causal model of childhood overweight
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Issued Date
2017
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application/pdf
ISSN
22287795
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2-s2.0-85018783641
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Scopus
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Research in Health Sciences. Vol 17, No.1 (2017)
Suggested Citation
Intarakamhang U., Intarakamhang P. Health literacy scale and causal model of childhood overweight. Journal of Research in Health Sciences. Vol 17, No.1 (2017). Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/3985
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Abstract
Background: WHO focuses on developing health literacy (HL) referring to cognitive and social skills. Our objectives were to develop a scale for evaluating the HL level of Thai childhood overweight, and develop a path model of health behavior (HB) for preventing obesity. Study design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: This research used a mixed method. Overall, 2,000 school students were aged 9 to 14 yr collected by stratified random sampling from all parts of Thailand in 2014. Data were analyzed by CFA, LISREL. Results: Reliability of HL and HB scale ranged 0.62 to 0.82 and factor loading ranged 0.33 to 0.80, the subjects had low level of HL (60.0%) and fair level of HB (58.4%), and the path model of HB, could be influenced by HL from three paths. Path 1 started from the health knowledge and understanding that directly influenced the eating behavior (effect sized - β was 0.13, P<0.05. Path 2 the health knowledge and understanding that influenced managing their health conditions, media literacy, and making appropriate health-related decision β=0.07, 0.98, and 0.05, respectively. Path 3 the accessing the information and services that influenced communicating for added skills, media literacy, and making appropriate health-related decision β=0.63, 0.93, 0.98, and 0.05. Finally, basic level of HL measured from health knowledge and understanding and accessing the information and services that influenced HB through interactive, and critical level β= 0.76, 0.97, and 0.55, respectively. Conclusions: HL Scale for Thai childhood overweight should be implemented as a screening tool developing HL by the public policy for health promotion. © 2017, Health Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. All rights reserved.
Subject(s)
Adolescent
Article
Attitude to health
Child
Childhood obesity
Cognition
Controlled study
Feeding behavior
Health care policy
Health literacy
Health promotion
Health service
Human
Major clinical study
Medical information
Rating scale
Reliability
School child
Screening test
Social competence
Thailand
Adolescent behavior
Attitude to health
Biological model
Child behavior
Cross-sectional study
Decision making
Female
Health behavior
Health care delivery
Information seeking
Interpersonal communication
Male
Pediatric Obesity
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Child
Child Behavior
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Making
Female
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
Male
Models, Biological
Pediatric Obesity
Thailand
Article
Attitude to health
Child
Childhood obesity
Cognition
Controlled study
Feeding behavior
Health care policy
Health literacy
Health promotion
Health service
Human
Major clinical study
Medical information
Rating scale
Reliability
School child
Screening test
Social competence
Thailand
Adolescent behavior
Attitude to health
Biological model
Child behavior
Cross-sectional study
Decision making
Female
Health behavior
Health care delivery
Information seeking
Interpersonal communication
Male
Pediatric Obesity
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Child
Child Behavior
Communication
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Making
Female
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior
Male
Models, Biological
Pediatric Obesity
Thailand