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Health Literacy of COVID-19 and Compliance with Precautionary Measures: A Cross-Sectional Study in Adolescents and Young Adults in Ireland.
- Source :
- Youth (2673-995X); Jun2022, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p165-180, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with an 'infodemic', and young people have reported difficulties dealing with COVID-19-related information. The present cross-sectional study aimed to explore health knowledge related to COVID-19 and accessing relevant information as aspects of health literacy in a cohort of adolescents and young adults residing in Ireland. It also aimed to explore COVID-19-related concerns and levels of compliance with precautionary measures. Data were collected from young people (n = 1009) aged 12–25 years old through an online anonymous survey. Our findings highlight that young people possessed sufficient knowledge about COVID-19 transmission routes and adhered to most precautionary measures. Young people believed that they were moderately likely to contract COVID-19 and highly likely to survive COVID-19 should they get infected. However, these patterns seemed to differ between adolescents and young adults as well as between participants living with and without a chronic health condition (CHC). These findings have implications that can inform knowledge on youth health literacy and health-related attitudes that go beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Contextual factors such as country context, age group, gender, and the absence or presence of a CHC are important characteristics to consider when designing public health awareness campaigns targeting a global health crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2673995X
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Youth (2673-995X)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157822617
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/youth2020013