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Digital health literacy and online information queries in Portuguese university students

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dc.contributor.authorRosário, Rafaela
dc.contributor.authorSilva, MJ
dc.contributor.authorMartins, S
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, A
dc.contributor.authorRamos, N.
dc.contributor.authorMartins, MR
dc.contributor.authorFronteira, I
dc.contributor.institutionInstituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT)
dc.contributor.institutionGlobal Health and Tropical Medicine (GHTM)
dc.contributor.institutionPopulation health, policies and services (PPS)
dc.contributor.pblOxford University Press
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-08T23:22:44Z
dc.date.available2022-02-08T23:22:44Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionSupplement to the European Journal of Public Health which contains the abstracts of presentations at the 14th European Public Health (EPH) Conference «Public health futures in a changing world», held online 10-12 November 2021. Section: 1.G. Workshop: COVID-HL: A global survey on digital health literacy in university students during the pandemic
dc.description.abstractBackground Worldwide there is an overwhelming amount of information about COVID-19 circulating online, also named infodemic. Misinformation (the unintentional) and disinformation (the intentional) spreading of false information have proven to be very dangerous to public health. Hence, more than ever, people need skills for searching, evaluating and integrating information related to health in daily life, i.e., health literacy. Until now, little is known about the digital health literacy of university students and their information-seeking behaviour. Hence, this study aimed to analyse the associations between university students' digital health literacy and online information queries during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (and infodemic) in Portugal. Methods A cross-sectional study of 3.084 Portuguese university students (75.7% females), with an average age of 24.2 (SD = 7.5), was conducted using an online survey. We used sociodemographic data (sex, age, subjective social status) and the digital health literacy questionnaire adapted to the specific COVID-19 context. Online information queries included the topics related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 searched by students. Logistic regression models were performed. Results Online information queries (e.g., individual measures to protect against infection, current spread of the virus, current situation assessments and recommendations) were associated with an increased odds of achieving sufficient digital health literacy. Conclusions Online information queries related to epidemiological and public health topics are significantly associated with digital health literacy in times of COVID-19. Further studies are needed, including programs that improve digital health literacy among university students and increase the availability of high-quality content information.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent2
dc.format.extent81159
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/eurpub/ckab164.039
dc.identifier.issn1101-1262
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 35894866
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 6f38db85-b676-48b2-87ab-0af30b8d53b1
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-7941-0285/work/105859568
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-1406-4585/work/105859617
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/132535
dc.identifier.urlhttps://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/31/Supplement_3/ckab164.039/6404952
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectinfections
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectmedicine
dc.subjectviruses
dc.subjectliteracy
dc.subjecthealth literacy
dc.subjectsocial status
dc.subjectmisinformation
dc.subjectcollege students
dc.subjectportuguese
dc.subjectinformation seeking
dc.subjectmobile health
dc.subjectsars-cov-2
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectcoronavirus pandemic
dc.subjectInformation Systems and Management
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Informatics
dc.subjectHealth Policy
dc.subjectInfectious Diseases
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectHealth(social science)
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.subjectSDG 4 - Quality Education
dc.subjectSDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
dc.subjectSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.titleDigital health literacy and online information queries in Portuguese university studentsen
dc.typeconference object
degois.publication.firstPageiii17
degois.publication.issueSupplement_3
degois.publication.lastPageiii18
degois.publication.titleEuropean Journal of Public Health
degois.publication.volume31
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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