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Use of the English health literacy questionnaire (HLQ) with the health science university students in Nepal: a vaildity testing study
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Budhathoki, Shyam Sundar
Hawkins, Melanie
Elsworth, Gerald
Fahey, Michael T
Thapa, Jeevan
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Research evidence shows that health literacy development is a key factor influencing non-communicable diseases care and patient outcomes. Healthcare professionals with strong health literacy skills are essential for providing quality care. We aimed to report the validation testing of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) among health professional students in Nepal. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 419 health sciences students using the HLQ in Nepal. Validation testing and reporting were conducted using five sources outlined by ‘the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing’. The average difficulty was lowest (17.4%) for Scale 4. Social support for health, and highest (51.9%) for Scale 6. Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers. One factor Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) model showed a good fit for Scale 2, Scale 7 and Scale 9 and a reasonable fit for Scale 3 and Scale 4. The restricted nine-factor CFA model showed a satisfactory level of fit. The use of HLQ is seen to be meaningful in Nepal and warrants translation into native Nepali and other dominant local languages with careful consideration of cultural appropriateness using cognitive interviews.
Date Issued
2022-03-09
Date Acceptance
2022-03-07
Citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19 (6), pp.3241-3241
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URL
DOI
ISSN
1660-4601
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
3241
End Page
3241
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume
19
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© 2022 by the authors.
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) license (https://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/
4.0/).
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https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/6/3241
Subjects
Toxicology
Publication Status
Published online
Date Publish Online
2022-03-09