How to predict the electronic health literacy of Chinese primary and secondary school students?: establishment of a model and web nomograms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The internet has become an important resource for the public to obtain health information. Therefore, the ability to obtain and use such resources has become important for health literacy. This study aimed to establish a prediction model of Chinese students' electronic health literacy (EHL) to guide government policymaking and parental interventions, identify the predictors of EHL in Chinese students using random forests, and establish a corresponding prediction model to help policymakers and parents determine whether primary and secondary school students have high EHL.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study. From June to August 2021, a cluster sample survey was conducted with 1,300 students from seven primary and secondary schools in Shaanxi Province, China. We

SUBMITTER: Xie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9132355 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature