Digital Health Literacy of Adolescents and Its Association with Vaccination Literacy: The First Evidence from Lithuania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy, including its digital and vaccination-specific components, is essential for informed health decision-making in adolescence-a developmental period when health attitudes and behaviors are shaped and may persist into adulthood. Although the importance of these competencies is increasingly recognized, little is known about the relationship between digital health literacy (DHL) and vaccination literacy (VL) among adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between DHL and VL among Lithuanian adolescents, and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Digital Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS19-DIGI) and the Vaccination Literacy Questionnaire (HLS19-VAC) in this population.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was conducted w

SUBMITTER: Motiejunaite K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12641912 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature