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Ehealth Literacy Level and Its Predictors Among Primary School Teachers Publisher Pubmed



Khancolabi M1 ; Nowrozian Z2 ; Shahrabadi R3 ; Gharib M4 ; Saadati H5 ; Nowrouzian S6
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  1. 1. Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Education, Razavi Khorasan, Sabzevar, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Health Education and Public Health, School of Health, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, 0000-0003, 3284-6177, Iran
  4. 4. E-learning in Medical Education Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Epidemiology, North Khorasan University of Medical Science, Bojnurd, Iran
  6. 6. Computer Department, Sabzevar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sabzevar, Iran

Source: BMC Public Health Published:2025


Abstract

Background and aim: The present study aims to investigate eHealth literacy and its related factors among primary school teachers in Sabzevar city. Method: The current cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was conducted on 252 primary school teachers in Sabzevar city in 2021. The data collection tool included a three-part questionnaire. The first part included 21 demographic questions, the second part of the questionnaire included 8 questions regarding eHealth literacy, and the third part consisted of 10 questions created by the researcher to complete the standard questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and the statistical significance level was P ≤ 0.05. Results: The mean scores of eHealth literacy of the teachers according to the standard and complete questionnaires were 25.44 ± 5.90 and 60.17 ± 10.17, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in the eHealth literacy levels of the subjects according to the evaluation of the level of general health, regular physical activity, general knowledge in the field of health, the amount of using the Internet, the use of information related to health through social networks based on both questionnaires (standard/complete). For the standard and complete questionnaires, the multiple correlation coefficient values were 0.48 and 0.52, respectively. The adjustment coefficient value for both questionnaires (R2Adjusted = 0.20). Conclusion: The eHealth literacy of the teachers in this study was not appropriate. The mastery of cyberspace, the level of education, having traditional health literacy were among the most important factors affecting the improvement of teachers’ electronic health literacy. © The Author(s) 2025.
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