Health literacy;
Smoking habits;
University students;
Structural equation modeling;
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10.1007/s10900-022-01139-8
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R19 [保健组织与事业(卫生事业管理)];
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Limited health literacy is a significant predictor of engaging in unhealthy behaviors. However, the literature regarding the association between health literacy and smoking in university students is very limited. Thus, this study was conducted to examine the association between university students' health literacy and smoking habits. A cross-sectional design was used. A sample of university students (N = 327) was recruited to conduct this study. Data collection was performed using a demographics questionnaire and the health literacy questionnaire. AMOS was used to conduct data analysis using structural equation modeling analysis with maximum likelihood estimation. Different versions of the structural model were compared and evaluated based on specific fit indices criteria. The results showed that 30% of the participants were current smokers. Smoking cigarettes was the most common type of smoking in this study, and 23.1% of the participants were current users of two or more types of smoking (e.g., cigarettes and hookah). The structural model with three latent variables (health literacy, smoking status and type, and smoking frequency and duration) was the one that best fit the data; the model fit indices were X-2 = 305.84, df = 102, p < .001; RMSEA = .068; CFI = .95; CMIN/df = 2.51; TLI = .929; and AIC = 355.75. A single standard deviation increase of health literacy causes .38 decrease in smoking status and type and .13 decrease of smoking frequency and duration. The results showed that health literacy is negatively associated with smoking in a sample of Jordanian university students.
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Al-Sheyab, Nihaya A.
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Alyahya, Mohammad S.
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Med, Dept Hlth Management & Policy, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Alyahya, Mohammad S.
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Almomani, Fida
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Rehabil Sci Fac Appl Med Sci, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Almomani, Fida
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Tazlat, Amani M.
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Nursing, MSN, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Med Surg Nursing, Med Educ Res Ctr, Tabriz, IranTabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, Iran
Behshid, Mojgan
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Ghasempour, Mostafa
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Abri, Fariba
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Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, IranTabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, Iran
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Clifford, James S.
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Lu, Juan
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Lu, Juan
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Blondino, Courtney T.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Blondino, Courtney T.
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Do, Elizabeth K.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Hlth Behav & Policy, Richmond, VA USA
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, VCU Massey Canc Ctr, Richmond, VA USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Do, Elizabeth K.
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Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Virginia Inst Psychiat & Behav Genet, Richmond, VA USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Al-Sheyab, Nihaya A.
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Alyahya, Mohammad S.
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Med, Dept Hlth Management & Policy, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Alyahya, Mohammad S.
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Almomani, Fida
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Rehabil Sci Fac Appl Med Sci, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
Almomani, Fida
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Tazlat, Amani M.
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Jordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Nursing, MSN, Irbid, JordanJordan Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Appl Med Sci, Fac Nursing, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Fac Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Med Surg Nursing, Med Educ Res Ctr, Tabriz, IranTabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, Iran
Behshid, Mojgan
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Ghasempour, Mostafa
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Abri, Fariba
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Tabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, IranTabriz Univ Med Sci, Sch Nursing & Midwifery, Dept Community Hlth Nursing, Tabriz, Iran
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Clifford, James S.
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Lu, Juan
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Lu, Juan
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Blondino, Courtney T.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Blondino, Courtney T.
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Do, Elizabeth K.
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Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Hlth Behav & Policy, Richmond, VA USA
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, VCU Massey Canc Ctr, Richmond, VA USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Do, Elizabeth K.
;
Prom-Wormley, Elizabeth C.
论文数: 0引用数: 0
h-index: 0
机构:
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Virginia Commonwealth Univ, Virginia Inst Psychiat & Behav Genet, Richmond, VA USAVirginia Commonwealth Univ, Dept Family Med & Populat Hlth, Div Epidemiol, POB 980212, Richmond, VA 23298 USA