The Protective Effect of Health Literacy on Reducing College Students' Stress and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic threatens people's health and well-being all around the world, resulting in increased stress and anxiety. Existing literature has found health literacy has a protective effect on health, and the study has taken a closer look at the effects of health literacy on perceived stress and anxiety among Chinese college students.

Methods

With structural questionnaires, a cross-sectional survey was conducted to collect the responses of 1,251 participants from different universities in Hubei and Guangdong, China. Participants' health literacy and perceived stress and anxiety symptoms were evaluated.

Results

Only 11.83% of the participants reported sufficient health literacy. Compared with college students from Hubei and Guangdong wi

SUBMITTER: Ying Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161275 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature