Is Health Education at University Associated with Students’ Health Literacy? Evidence from Cross-Sectional Study Applying HLS-EU-Q
Table 2
Descriptive statistics per health literacy competence and domain.
Competence domain
Mean (SD)
Mean per item (SD)
Skew/kurtosis
Cronbach’s
Accessing
39.7 (6.2)
3.4 (0.8)
0.84
Healthcare
12.5 (2.2)
3.5 (0.9)
0.76
Disease prevention
12.5 (2.4)
3.6 (0.9)
0.73
Health promotion
14.7 (3.2)
3.2 (1.1)
0.78
Understanding
36.4 (4.9)
3.8 (0.7)
0.81
Healthcare
12.9 (2.4)
3.7 (0.9)
0.76
Disease prevention
10.5 (1.7)
4.1 (0.9)
0.74
Health promotion
12.8 (2.4)
3.7 (0.9)
0.77
Appraising
37.6 (6.2)
3.6 (0.8)
0.86
Healthcare
12.4 (2.5)
3.5 (1.1)
0.77
Disease prevention
15.5 (3.1)
3.5 (1.1)
0.78
Health promotion
9.6 (2.1)
3.7 (1.1)
0.79
Applying
34.8 (5.2)
3.6 (0.8)
0.79
Healthcare
13.2 (2.3)
3.9 (0.9)
0.74
Disease prevention
8.9 (2.2)
3.3 (1.2)
0.76
Health promotion
12.7 (2.7)
3.6 (1.1)
0.78
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