• Examining the relationship between health literacy and female students of Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch
  • zeinab sadat moosavi fard,1,*
    1. Department of Nursing, faculty of nursing, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.


  • Introduction: Health literacy is the level of a person's capacity to acquire, interpret, and understand basic information and health services that are necessary for making appropriate decisions. Also, nutritional behaviors are among health-related issues that are multi-causal and have an important impact on health. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between health literacy and nutrition of female students of Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch.
  • Methods: The present research was descriptive and analytical and was conducted on 300 female students of Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas branch in 2019. Sampling was done by the available method and the study tool included a researcher-made, multifaceted questionnaire. Finally, after collecting the questionnaires using SPSS-23 software and with the help of descriptive and analytical tests and linear regression tests, the data were analyzed and reported.
  • Results: The mean and standard deviation of the health literacy score was (46.67±07.16). In this study, 16.7%, 8.27%, and 5.55% of people had inadequate health literacy, borderline health literacy, and adequate health literacy, respectively. Based on the results of one-way analysis of variance, there was a significant relationship between health literacy and education level. The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between health literacy and people's self-care behavior.
  • Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, increasing the level of health literacy can improve people's nutritional behaviors. Therefore, in educational activities, special attention should be paid to the level of health literacy of people.
  • Keywords: Health literacy, nutrition, female students