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    |June 20, 2022
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    This study developed and validated a French health literacy measurement tool for schoolchildren. The new scale demonstrates sufficient psychometric qualities for assessing health literacy in middle school students.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Educational Psychology
    • Health Communication

    Background:

    • Health literacy is crucial for individual well-being, as defined by the WHO.
    • Low health literacy is linked to adverse health outcomes, including increased hospitalizations and mortality.
    • Existing measurement tools are limited, especially for French-speaking student populations.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate a French-language measurement tool for assessing health literacy in schoolchildren.
    • To address the lack of suitable instruments for evaluating health literacy in French secondary school students.

    Main Methods:

    • Translation and retro-translation of the Health Literacy Scale for School-Aged Children (HLSAC).
    • Administration of the translated scale to 385 French secondary school students (ages 11-16).

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  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, internal consistency, and concurrent validity checks with self-efficacy.

    • Main Results:

    • The translated scale was administered to a sample of 385 students.
    • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted.
    • The scale demonstrated adequate psychometric properties, including concurrent validity.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed French scale possesses sufficient psychometric qualities.
    • This tool can effectively assess the health literacy levels of middle school students in French-speaking contexts.