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ArticleScience & education2021

Towards Covid-19 Literacy: Investigating the Literacy Levels of University Students in Colombia.

Pablo Antonio Archila, Giovanna Danies, Jorge Molina, Anne-Marie Truscott de Mejía, Silvia Restrepo

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Article in Science & education, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pablo Antonio ArchilaVice-Presidency of Research and Creation, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-0225-4701
Giovanna DaniesDepartment of Design, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jorge MolinaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Anne-Marie Truscott de MejíaSchool of Education, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Silvia RestrepoVice-Presidency of Research and Creation, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Universidad de Los Andes · CO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Covid-19 literacy, induced by the coronavirus disease (2019), is characterized as the understanding of Covid-19 as well as informed decisions based upon this understanding. This type of literacy is closely related to health literacy, scientific literacy, and scientific media literacy. It may be obvious to say that Covid-19 literacy is a key factor for governments to effectively manage the Covid-19 transition. However, lack of literature exists about Covid-19 literacy among university students. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine the Covid-19 literacy level among 4168 students from a Colombian university. The data were derived from students' responses to a 25-item anonymous online self-reporting questionnaire. We found that 21-25-year age group, graduate students, students enrolled prior to 2015, and medical students had a significantly higher mean score. Moreover, the Internet (86.8%) was the most popular source of information from which participants gained most information regarding Covid-19. Furthermore, 58.5% of the participants considered health workers as a source that can provide accurate information. Most importantly, the findings reveal the students' knowledge about (1) the role of an eventual process of vaccination, (2) the test currently used as diagnostic for Covid-19, and (3) the fatality rate, three aspects of Covid-19 literacy that deserve more attention. The findings provide a useful basis for the formulation of policies and concrete actions in improving Covid-19 literacy.

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Covid-19Health literacyPandemicScientific literacyScientific media literacy

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PMID33897108
PMCPMC8054251
OpenAlexW3156036214

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