Research Article

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 domainMean (SD)Mean per item (SD)Skew/kurtosisCronbach’s

Accessing39.7 (6.2)3.4 (0.8)0.84
 Healthcare12.5 (2.2)3.5 (0.9)0.76
 Disease prevention12.5 (2.4)3.6 (0.9)0.73
 Health promotion14.7 (3.2)3.2 (1.1)0.78
Understanding36.4 (4.9)3.8 (0.7)0.81
 Healthcare12.9 (2.4)3.7 (0.9)0.76
 Disease prevention10.5 (1.7)4.1 (0.9)0.74
 Health promotion12.8 (2.4)3.7 (0.9)0.77
Appraising37.6 (6.2)3.6 (0.8)0.86
 Healthcare12.4 (2.5)3.5 (1.1)0.77
 Disease prevention15.5 (3.1)3.5 (1.1)0.78
 Health promotion9.6 (2.1)3.7 (1.1)0.79
Applying34.8 (5.2)3.6 (0.8)0.79
 Healthcare13.2 (2.3)3.9 (0.9)0.74
 Disease prevention8.9 (2.2)3.3 (1.2)0.76
 Health promotion12.7 (2.7)3.6 (1.1)0.78