Background It has been about 30 years since the first health literacy instrument was
developed. This study aimed to review all existing instruments to summarize the current …

Objective Improving health literacy at an early age is crucial to personal health and
development. Although health literacy in children and adolescents has gained momentum in …

Purpose First, to describe adolescents' health information sources and knowledge, health
literacy (HL), health protective measures, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) during …

(1) Background: The use of social media has become an integral part of adolescents' daily
lives. However, the intensive use of social media can develop into a health-threatening …

Background Mental health literacy (MHL), or the knowledge and abilities necessary to
benefit mental health, is a significant determinant of mental health and has the potential to …

(1) Background: There is a need for studies on population-level health literacy (HL) to
identify the current state of HL within and between countries. We report comparative findings …

Abstract Purpose The effects of Turkish adolescents' self-efficacy and health literacy on their
health behaviors are examined in this study. Design and method This study employed a …

Background The concept of health literac y (HL) may help us to better understand the
mechanisms leading to health disparities, and to focus on the factors that can be influenced …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Health literacy impacts children's health and educational
attainment. Therefore, determining the most appropriate pedagogical design is critical. The …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore Finnish adolescents' subjective health
literacy (HL) in association to school achievement, learning difficulties, educational …