Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
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Health Metric Research Center, Iranian Institute of Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
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Workplace Health Promotion Research Center and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Health Promotion Research Center and Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/hp.2023.418462.1041
Abstract
Background: In recent years, the relationship between social factors and health status has attracted the attention of health researchers, and several studies have attested to the relationship between socioeconomic status and people’s health. This study aims to determine the physical literacy of Iranian adolescents based on the educational level and economic status of students’ families.
Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 510 Iranian adolescents aged 16 to 18 years were selected by random sampling from Tehran high schools in Tehran, Iran, in 2021. The data collection tool was a questionnaire with two parts: general characteristics and the physical literacy of adolescents. It contained 34 items across four dimensions: information acquisition, information comprehension, information assessment, and self-care skills. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16.0).
Results: The 510 adolescents in the study consisted of 256 girls (50.2%), and 254 boys (49.8%). The ANOVA test showed a significant difference between the average score of physical literacy of adolescents and the education level of the mother (p=0.001), and father (p=0.007). The average physical literacy score of adolescents was higher for mothers with a university education (73.84 ± 14.96, out of 100), and fathers with a university education (73.11 ± 14.74). There was no relationship between the mean physical literacy score of adolescents and their family’s economic status (p = 0.068), except in the domain of self-care (p=0.021).
Conclusion: Based on the results, the parental education level had a positive effect on the physical literacy of adolescents. Also, there was a significant relationship between family economic status and physical literacy score in the domain of self-care.
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