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Table 3 Relationship between health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among the participants in 2020

From: Health literacy and health promoting behaviors among inpatient women during COVID-19 pandemic

  

Health literacy

     
 

Dimensions

Accessibility

Reading skills

Comprehension

Evaluation

Decision making and behavior

Total health literacy

Health-promoting behaviors

Spiritual growth

r* = 0.214

P** = 0.01

r = 0.261

P = 0.01

r = 0.201

P = 0.02

r = 0.196

P = 0.03

r = 0.188

P = 0.04

r = 0.213

P = 0.03

 

Interpersonal relationships

r = 0.361

P = 0.002

r = 0.349

P = 0.003

r = 0.427

P = 0.004

r = 0.372

P = 0.001

r = 0.367

P = 0.002

r = 0.378

P = 0.002

 

Weight control and nutrition

r = 0.523

P = 0.001

r = 0.536

P = 0.001

r = 0.573

P < 0.001

r = 0.556

P < 0.001

r = 0.511

P = 0.001

r = 0.541

P < 0.001

 

Responsibility towards health

r = 0.532

P < 0.001

r = 0.513

P = 0.002

r = 0.588

P < 0.001

r = 0.526

P = 0.001

r = 0.537

P < 0.001

r = 0.545

P < 0.001

 

Stress management

r = 0.451

P = 0.001

r = 0.462

P = 0.001

r = 0.489

P < 0.001

r = 0.443

P = 0.002

r = 0.473

P = 0.001

r = 0.466

P = 0.001

 

Physical activity

r = 0.607

P = 0.002

r = 0.611

P = 0.001

r = 0.661

P < 0.001

r = 0.622

P = 0.001

r = 0.631

P < 0.001

r = 0.631

P < 0.001

 

Total health-promoting behaviors

r = 0.476

P < 0.001

r = 0.466

P < 0.001

r = 0.501

P < 0.001

r = 0.461

P = 0.001

r = 0.454

P = 0.002

r = 0.471

P < 0.001

  1. *r Pearson Correlation Coefficient
  2. **P P-Value, Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level