Feasibility Testing of a Health Literacy Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africa: The LifeLab Soweto Programme.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low health literacy levels during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) may impact acute healthcare access and longer-term health outcomes. Previous research in South African AYA suggests that health literacy levels are typically suboptimal but few interventions exist. This study aimed to test the acceptability and feasibility of a co-created, interactive health literacy intervention (LifeLab-Soweto) with AYA in Soweto, South Africa.

Methods

Participants (18-24 years, n = 107) were recruited (September-October 2022) from a youth development centre database by telephone and through snowball sampling. AYA involved in the co-creation process were excluded. Pre-intervention data on participant age, gender identity and ability to correctly identify a normal blood pre

SUBMITTER: Ware LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634816 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature