ArticleBMC medical education2024
Understanding of Health literacy among Healthcare students in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.
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- Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses in Health Literacy among Medical Students: A Systematic Review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Health literacy competencies among future healthcare providers: a cross-sectional study of preclinical medical students using TSOY-32.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Health literacy and its association with sustainable healthcare attitudes among nursing students.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Understanding Health Literacy and eHealth Literacy in Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Cluster Analysis.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Do nutrition knowledge and health literacy influence food consumption patterns in Saudi youth aged 18 to 25? An analytical assessment using cross-sectional convenience sample.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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objectiveHealth literacy is the cognitive and social abilities that influence a person's motivation and capacity to learn, comprehend, and use information to improve and maintain good health. We aimed to investigate Healthcare Students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Health Literacy in the Riyadh Province of Saudi Arabia.
methodsThis study used prevalidated electronic questionnaires among healthcare undergraduates from colleges affiliated with Saudi University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from December to April 2024. Healthcare students were asked to answer a self-designed online questionnaire sent to them through social media platforms.
resultsThe response rate was 560 out of 600 (93.3%); 293 of the 560 students (52.3%) were aged between 23 and 24 years (mean age was 21.29 SD = 1.852). The mean GPA among the students was 4.31(± 0.682). The average overall score for health literacy among healthcare students was 100.92 ± 11.80. The mean scores for knowledge were 24.17 ± 4.67, attitudes were 38.65 ± 4.20, and practice in health literacy was 38.09 ± 5.09. Among all healthcare students, 50.2% reported good knowledge, 54.1% had good attitudes, and 50.1% exhibited good practices in health literacy. However, students' knowledge (p = 0.019) and training (p = 0.024) in health literacy were significantly associated with smoking cigarettes. Additionally, smoking shisha was significantly associated with students' knowledge (p = 0.022), attitudes (p = 0.001), and practices (p = 0.001) in health literacy.
conclusionOur study highlights that half of the healthcare students reported limited knowledge, attitude, and practice in health literacy. Age, gender, and course of study did not show significant differences. Rather, students who did not smoke cigarettes or shisha were found to have higher knowledge, attitudes, and practice in health literacy compared to smokers. However, to improve health literacy, additional education and increased awareness are needed. Further investigation is warranted to address the factors related to poor health literacy.
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