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Area of Science:

  • Health Sciences
  • Information Science
  • Education

Background:

  • Growing recognition of physical literacy, information literacy, and health literacy.
  • Limited research on the interrelationships among university staff.
  • Need to understand factors influencing health literacy in academic settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the predictive relationship between health literacy and information literacy components.
  • Examine the role of physical literacy in health literacy among university staff.
  • Identify key predictors of health literacy in a university staff population.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study design with convenience sampling.
  • Data collected from 250 administrative university staff.
  • Multiple linear regression analysis to determine predictors of health literacy.

Main Results:

  • Health literacy positively associated with information literacy (β=0.84, p=0.001) and education (β=0.14, p=0.02).
  • Information literacy identified as a strong predictor of health literacy.
  • No significant associations found between physical literacy, age, marital status, or gender, and health literacy.

Conclusions:

  • Information literacy is a robust predictor of health literacy, irrespective of physical literacy, demographics, or gender.
  • Educational attainment offers a modest contribution to health literacy.
  • Interventions to enhance health literacy should focus on improving information literacy skills and considering educational backgrounds.