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Sandra Vamos1, Tiffany Lee2, Hyun Bin Kang3
1Public Health Program, Healthcare Services and Sciences Program, School of Interdisciplinary Health Programs, College of Health and Human Services, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Objective:
To explore health literacy (HL) experiences, needs, and future training directions among college students enrolled in health-related degree programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Participants:
Students (n = 169) enrolled in a health-related degree program at a state university in the mid-western U.S. completed an online survey.
Methods:
Forty-five questions were developed assessing: (1) demographics; (2) HL; (3) health behaviors; (4) health/well-being; and (5) academic/financial impacts. A HL score across four domains (access, understand, appraise, apply) was calculated. Participants were categorized as having sufficient or insufficient HL. Associations between HL and categorical variables were tested (Chi-square/Fisher's exact tests). Comparisons between sufficient and insufficient HL were performed (Wilcoxon rank-sum tests).
Results:
Participants had sufficient (55.6%) and insufficient (44.4%) HL. Age was statistically significant with HL (p < 0.5). The top three future training needs were identified (psychological impact, diagnostic/prevention/treatment, racial/ethnic disparities).
Conclusions:
Emerging health professionals reported sufficient HL, yet information gaps and training needs remain.
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