Electronic Health Literacy and Dietary Behaviors in Taiwanese College Students: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Given the recognized importance of preventing poor dietary behaviors during adolescence, we need a better understanding of college students' dietary behaviors. Studies have found that individual factors and electronic health (eHealth) literacy may affect one's dietary behaviors. However, few studies have fully investigated the effect of the three levels of eHealth literacy (functional, interactive, and critical) and the interactive effect of individual factors (eg, gender, monthly expenses, and frequency of cooking) and the three levels of eHealth literacy on the four aspects of dietary behaviors (consumer health, balanced diet, regular eating habits, and unhealthy food intake). OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate whether individual differences and higher eHealth literacy

SUBMITTER: Yang SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6904901 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature