Predicting Health Literacy through Social Intelligence in Second Grade High School Male Students in Qayen, Iran

Background and Objectives : Good social relationship and high social intelligence are the base factors to improve health literacy and its consequences. This study was done in order to predict health literacy through social intelligence in students. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional...

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Main Authors: Ali Shariati Nia, Ali Akbar Ajam
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Taṣvīr-i salāmat
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Online Access:https://doh.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/doh-10-189.pdf
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Summary:Background and Objectives : Good social relationship and high social intelligence are the base factors to improve health literacy and its consequences. This study was done in order to predict health literacy through social intelligence in students. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in March 2018 among 218 second grade high school male students. The HELIA questionnaire and social intelligence questionnaire of Silva were used to assess predicting health literacy through social intelligence and statistical analysis performed using SPSS v.20. Results: The mean scores of health literacy and social intelligence were118.34±18.81 and 69.27±8.6, respectively. Findings of the study indicated that there is a positive, significant and medium relationship between social intelligence and health literacy (p Conclusion: Social awareness and social information processing are considered as predictors of health literacy of students; therefore, organizing a training course in this field may increase the health literacy of students.
ISSN:2008-9058
2423-6640