The current situation of college students'health literacy and countermeasures in the context of “Health China”: Shanghai Normal University as an example

• Main Authors: TAN Shijun, MING Lei, TONG Shimin, LI Chen, WU Haiyun, CAI Zhitong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals Center of Shanghai Normal University 2021-08-01
• Series: Journal of Shanghai Normal University (Natural Sciences)
• Subjects: healthy china; college students; health literacy; physical education
• Online Access: http://qktg.shnu.edu.cn/zrb/shsfqkszrb/ch/reader/view_abstract.aspx?file_no=20210417

A survey on the health literacy level of 1 044 undergraduates in Shanghai Normal University was conducted by questionnaire and mathematical statistics. The results showed that the health literacy rate of students in Shanghai Normal University was 24.71%, which was lower than the 29.10% of residents in Changning District in 2019, 26.10% in Yangpu District in 2018, and 31.89% in Jing' an District in 2018 in Shanghai, and the three dimensions of health literacy were unevenly developed. The health skill possession rate was only 17.72%, which was significantly lower than the average health skill possession rate of residents in the above-mentioned three districts, 42.68%;the health literacy level of male students was lower than that of female students(<i>p</i><0.05), the health literacy level of students aged 22 and above was lower than that of students under 22(<i>p</i><0.05), and the health literacy level of rural students was lower than that of urban and market town students(<i>p</i><0.05). The results of the binary logistic regression analysis showed that the level of monthly consumption and the number of health-related lectures or activities held at school affect the possession of health literacy among students. The main recommendations were:parents should provide reasonable family financial support and commit to maintaining an intact and stable family structure;schools should make up for the shortcomings of health education and increase the frequency of health courses and health lectures;pay attention to the unique functionality of physical education and improve the content of pre-service education and post-service training for physical education teachers.