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The Influence Of Social Determinants Of Health On High School Students’ Health Literacy, Rebecca Welch
The Influence Of Social Determinants Of Health On High School Students’ Health Literacy, Rebecca Welch
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Undergraduate Honors Theses
The broad topic of health literacy has been assessed in a variety of studies. The most extensive research has been completed on how a lack of health literacy contributes to specific disease progressions. However, there is a deficit of research on how general health literacy contributes to overall individual health in high school students. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the health literacy scores of Northwest Arkansas high school students and examine the impact that age, gender, and ethnicity have on their health literacy. Health literacy was assessed using the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). A cross-sectional research design …