Adolescent health literacy is critical for navigating the complex landscape of modern
healthcare and making informed decisions that influence long-term health outcomes. This …

Preventive healthcare behavior (PHB) refers to actions taken by consumers to avert possible
incidences of lifestyle diseases. Over the years, diverse approaches have been used to …

Health literacy was identified as an important determinant of health, particularly for
adolescents. However, more efforts are needed to monitor this construct and provide inputs …

Background Health literacy (HL) is implicated in improved health decision-making and
health promotion, and reduced racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities. Three …

Objective Health literacy (HL), skills for accessing, appraising and using health information
in health decision-making is implicated in adolescents' health behaviors. HL skills develop …

Background Tobacco consumption is a relevant public health problem, with adolescence
being a common period of initiation. One factor that has rarely been investigated is the …

Purpose In the era of data and information flood—where misinformation, disinformation, and
mal-information are making the rounds—making the right decision can be challenging …

As the COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, the amount of health-related
information available has skyrocketed. Individuals can easily access health information …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with an 'infodemic', and young people have
reported difficulties dealing with COVID-19-related information. The present cross-sectional …

Objectives. We aimed to study self‐rated health and psycho‐neuroimmunological responses
during the initial 6 months after testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and …