Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess different studies that worked on university students’ health literacy during covid19 pandemic and to make an overview of this issue to recognize possible determinants associated with health literacy. Methods: This review was conducted...

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Main Authors: Mohammadreza Arzaghi, Neda Tizro, Parna Ghannadikhosh, Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah, Razieh Mohammadi-Dashtaki, Saleh Behzadi, Fereshteh Sohrabivafa, Kiana Naghavi, Ali Sanaye Abbasi, Ali Darroudi, Mohammad Abbasalizadeh, Ali kheirandish, Mohadeseh Poudineh, Niloofar Deravi, Fateme Sedghi, Hamed Fakhrabadi
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Published: Interna Publishing 2024-04-01
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Online Access:http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2619
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author Mohammadreza Arzaghi
Neda Tizro
Parna Ghannadikhosh
Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah
Razieh Mohammadi-Dashtaki
Saleh Behzadi
Fereshteh Sohrabivafa
Kiana Naghavi
Ali Sanaye Abbasi
Ali Darroudi
Mohammad Abbasalizadeh
Ali kheirandish
Mohadeseh Poudineh
Niloofar Deravi
Fateme Sedghi
Hamed Fakhrabadi
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Neda Tizro
Parna Ghannadikhosh
Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah
Razieh Mohammadi-Dashtaki
Saleh Behzadi
Fereshteh Sohrabivafa
Kiana Naghavi
Ali Sanaye Abbasi
Ali Darroudi
Mohammad Abbasalizadeh
Ali kheirandish
Mohadeseh Poudineh
Niloofar Deravi
Fateme Sedghi
Hamed Fakhrabadi
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description Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess different studies that worked on university students’ health literacy during covid19 pandemic and to make an overview of this issue to recognize possible determinants associated with health literacy. Methods: This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Four databases (Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pubmed, and Scopus) were used for searching cross-sectional works that assessed the health literacy of university students. We searched papers from December 1st, 2019 up to June 10th, 2022. English language articles were used. Studies were done in countries including; Iran, Pakistan, the USA, Vietnam, China, Colombia, Germany, and Indonesia. Results: The systematic review contains 12 research studies involving 17773 students. There was a relationship between health literacy and some determinants. Positive determinants included age, female gender, Urban background, cognitive maturity, Higher educational qualification, information source (Health workers), number of semesters, and parental education. Some negative determinants were male gender, Rural background, smoking, drinking, being able to pay for medication, lower conspiracy beliefs, and higher fear of COVID-19. Conclusion: University students around the world should have courses about health literacy according to university disciplines. These courses should be available for students of different fields to enhance their effectiveness, and training should be associated with students’ needs and their subgroup traits.
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spelling doaj-art-829d102de93e46c1a7e9b76cf7d50f202025-08-20T03:27:18ZengInterna PublishingActa Medica Indonesiana0125-93262338-27322024-04-01561Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic ReviewMohammadreza Arzaghi0Neda Tizro1Parna Ghannadikhosh2Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah3Razieh Mohammadi-Dashtaki4Saleh Behzadi5Fereshteh Sohrabivafa6Kiana Naghavi7Ali Sanaye Abbasi8Ali Darroudi9Mohammad Abbasalizadeh10Ali kheirandish11Mohadeseh Poudineh12Niloofar Deravi13Fateme Sedghi14Hamed Fakhrabadi15Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine,  Guilan University  of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.Research center, sharekord university of medical science,shahrekord,IranStudent Research Committee, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, IranAssistant Professor of Health Education and Promotion Department of Community Medicine,School of Medicine Dezful University of Medical SciencesStudent research committee, School of medicine, Shahid Beheshti university of medical sciences,Tehran, IranStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, IranStudent Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IranStudent Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences Zanjan, Iran .Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.Student Research Committee,School of Health,Mashhad University of Medical Sciences ,Mashhad, IranStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess different studies that worked on university students’ health literacy during covid19 pandemic and to make an overview of this issue to recognize possible determinants associated with health literacy. Methods: This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Four databases (Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pubmed, and Scopus) were used for searching cross-sectional works that assessed the health literacy of university students. We searched papers from December 1st, 2019 up to June 10th, 2022. English language articles were used. Studies were done in countries including; Iran, Pakistan, the USA, Vietnam, China, Colombia, Germany, and Indonesia. Results: The systematic review contains 12 research studies involving 17773 students. There was a relationship between health literacy and some determinants. Positive determinants included age, female gender, Urban background, cognitive maturity, Higher educational qualification, information source (Health workers), number of semesters, and parental education. Some negative determinants were male gender, Rural background, smoking, drinking, being able to pay for medication, lower conspiracy beliefs, and higher fear of COVID-19. Conclusion: University students around the world should have courses about health literacy according to university disciplines. These courses should be available for students of different fields to enhance their effectiveness, and training should be associated with students’ needs and their subgroup traits. http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2619COVID-19PandemicsHealth LiteracySARS-CoV-2
spellingShingle Mohammadreza Arzaghi
Neda Tizro
Parna Ghannadikhosh
Parisa Alsadat Dadkhah
Razieh Mohammadi-Dashtaki
Saleh Behzadi
Fereshteh Sohrabivafa
Kiana Naghavi
Ali Sanaye Abbasi
Ali Darroudi
Mohammad Abbasalizadeh
Ali kheirandish
Mohadeseh Poudineh
Niloofar Deravi
Fateme Sedghi
Hamed Fakhrabadi
Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
Acta Medica Indonesiana
COVID-19
Pandemics
Health Literacy
SARS-CoV-2
title Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_full Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_short Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review
title_sort health literacy among university students in the covid 19 pandemic a systematic review
topic COVID-19
Pandemics
Health Literacy
SARS-CoV-2
url http://www.actamedindones.org/index.php/ijim/article/view/2619
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