Level of health literacy and associated factors among Jimma town public high school adolescent students: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the level of health literacy and its associated factors among Jimma town public high school adolescents, Jimma, Oromia, Southwest Ethiopia, 2023.

Methods

A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted in June 2023 among 604 Jimma town public high school adolescents. A multistage sampling technique was employed to recruit study participants. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was entered into epidata 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 26.0 for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were performed to identify factors associated with the level of health literacy. P-values less than 0.05 at 95% CI were used to declare statistically significant associations. The results were pre

SUBMITTER: Jatu MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11649140 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature