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Health literacy predicts Covid-19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students.
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Abstract
backgroundHealth literacy is expected to help individuals deal with the required infection control and knowledge to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
objectivesThis study examined the impact of health literacy on Covid-19 awareness and protective behaviours of university students in Pakistan.
methodsAn online questionnaire was used to collect data from students at three universities in Punjab. The approved questionnaire contained 12 statements related to HL, 21 items towards Covid-19 awareness, and 11 statements related to protective behaviours, along with some demographic data. Data analysis used Pearson correlation and simple linear regression.
resultsHealth literacy of university students positively predicted their Covid-19 awareness and protective behaviours indicating that students with high health literacy were likely to be more aware of Covid-19 and adopt health protective behaviours. There were gender and rural/urban differences.
conclusionsThe results demonstrated an urgent need for planning a needs-based health literacy programme focusing specifically on Covid-19 literacy in Pakistan. This research might help policy-makers, NGOs, and health librarians devise suitable programme.
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