Association between cultural capital and health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic among community residents in China: the mediating effect of social capital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy is crucial for managing pandemics such as COVID-19 and maintaining the health of the population; our goal was to investigate the impact of cultural capital on health literacy during the COVID-19 pandemic among community residents and to further examine the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between cultural capital and health literacy.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,600 community residents selected in Chongqing, China using a stratified random sampling method. Data were gathered through a questionnaire survey, including sociodemographic characteristics, cultural capital, social capital, and health literacy. Chi-square analysis, one-way ANOVA, t-test, and hierarchical linear regression were used to ana

SUBMITTER: Luo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10647931 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature