ArticleBMC public health2023
Measuring adolescent health literacy in Taiwan: validation of the health literacy assessment scale for adolescents.
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- Development and validation of a rapid health literacy assessment tool for Chinese primary and secondary school students.Health promotion international · 2026Article
- Health literacy and digital health service use among community residents in Taiwan: implications from a pilot assessment using the HLS-SF12.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Methodological quality of health literacy instruments used among school children in Asian countries: a systematic review.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Review
- Determinant factors of sexual and reproductive health literacy among adolescents in Indonesia: A national population-based study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
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backgroundThis study aimed to validate the Chinese version of the Health Literacy Assessment Scale for Adolescents (HAS-A) and conduct a comparative analysis of adolescent health literacy between Taiwan and other countries.
methodsThe Chinese version of the HAS-A was completed by 2,312 adolescents in the fifth and sixth grades of a primary school. Psychometric properties were examined using consistent internal reliability and confirmatory factor analysis. These assessments were compared with the results from different regions to explore health literacy inequality.
resultsConstruct validity was good, and internal consistency was acceptable. The scale, particularly regarding communication health literacy, was associated with parents' socioeconomic status, and family income had a more significant impact on children's health literacy than community income. Health literacy disparities appear in different countries, with Taiwan exhibiting the lowest level of communication health literacy.
conclusionThe results indicate that the HAS-A is a valuable tool for assessing the health literacy of 10-11-year-old adolescents and can uncover health literacy inequality among different regions.
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