Abstract
Objectives: One of the key health indicators during the COVID-19 pandemic is health literacy. The present study aimed to investigate the health literacy level and health-related factors among school teachers in Hong Kong.
Methods: Based on a self-report, online survey design, this cross-sectional study encompassed 366 Hong Kong school teachers conducted in April 2021 to February 2022. Data collected included corona-specific health literacy, health information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes about vaccination, health promotion and prevention in schools and work-related factors.
Results: Results showed that 50.8% of the sample had sufficient health literacy, whilst 38.3% had problematic health literacy. Health literacy did not vary with gender, but with school types, weekly working hours changes after the pandemic, and number of students at schools. In the multilinear regression model, level of informing on COVID-19 pandemic related information, level of confusion due to COVID-19 related information, attitudes about vaccination, health promotion and prevention in schools, psychosomatic complaints and perceived general health were found to be significant predictors of health literacy.
Conclusions: According to the findings, nearly four in ten school teachers had problematic health literacy. It is suggested that health policymakers should establish relevant human resources policies and measures aiming at promoting school teachers’ health literacy level and, support health promotion and education to encourage teachers to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
Methods: Based on a self-report, online survey design, this cross-sectional study encompassed 366 Hong Kong school teachers conducted in April 2021 to February 2022. Data collected included corona-specific health literacy, health information in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes about vaccination, health promotion and prevention in schools and work-related factors.
Results: Results showed that 50.8% of the sample had sufficient health literacy, whilst 38.3% had problematic health literacy. Health literacy did not vary with gender, but with school types, weekly working hours changes after the pandemic, and number of students at schools. In the multilinear regression model, level of informing on COVID-19 pandemic related information, level of confusion due to COVID-19 related information, attitudes about vaccination, health promotion and prevention in schools, psychosomatic complaints and perceived general health were found to be significant predictors of health literacy.
Conclusions: According to the findings, nearly four in ten school teachers had problematic health literacy. It is suggested that health policymakers should establish relevant human resources policies and measures aiming at promoting school teachers’ health literacy level and, support health promotion and education to encourage teachers to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 18 Aug 2022 |
| Event | International Conference on Environment & Human Health: Challenges & Opportunities in the 21st Century - Online, Hong Kong Duration: 18 Aug 2022 → 19 Aug 2022 https://airtable.com/shr8xRu6PWvJujc6E/tblA43553XrWoZgVr (Conference abstracts) https://www.sce.hkbu.edu.hk/en/upcoming-event/international-conference-on-environment-human-health-challenges-opportunities-in-the-21st-century-sc-translation-en-translation/ |
Conference
| Conference | International Conference on Environment & Human Health |
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| Abbreviated title | ICEHH 2022 |
| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| Period | 18/08/22 → 19/08/22 |
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