Child Health Nursing Research

Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (한국아동간호학회)
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Health Literacy of Elementary School Students

초등학생의 건강정보문해력

  • Received : 2014.07.21
  • Accepted : 2014.09.05
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify health literacy levels of elementary school students. Methods: Participants were 331 fifth and sixth graders in nine elementary schools located in Gyeongsangnam-do. Instruments were 42 health-related words derived from fifth-grade textbook 'Health in Daily Life' for linguistic health literacy, modified Korean Health Literacy Assessment Tool (KHLAT) for numeracy section of functional health literacy, items from a snack box and newspaper article for reading comprehension section of functional health literacy. Data were collected from July 15 to August 15, 2013. Results: The mean score for linguistic health literacy was $24.02{\pm}7.16$ of 42 (57.2% were correct answers). The mean score for functional health literacy was $9.27{\pm}2.30$ of 12 (77.3% were correct answers). There were significant differences in health literacy by grade and academic performance. Conclusion: This study results show that both linguistic and functional health literacy among elementary school students were not high enough to use health-related information and make appropriate health-related decisions. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies aimed at increasing health literacy levels, especially focused on underperforming students. It is also necessary that studies be done on the factors affecting the health literacy of elementary-school students.

목적 본 연구는 초등학교 고학년의 건강정보문해력 정도를 파악하고 건강정보문해력에 영향을 미치는 일반적 특성을 파악하기 위해 수행되었다. 방법 대상자는 G도 시, 군지역 9개 초등학교 5, 6학년으로 331명을 대상으로 하였다. 자료수집은 2013년 7월 15일부터 8월 15일까지 실시되었으며 자료분석은 PASW (SPSS ver.20.0) 프로그램을 이용하여 분석하였다. 결과 언어적 건강정보문해력의 평균점수는 42점 만점에 $24.02{\pm}7.16$점으로 정답률은 57.2%이며, 학년과 학교성적이 언어적 건강정보문해력에 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 기능적 건강정보문해력 중 수리영역의 평균점수는 6점 만점에 $4.73{\pm}1.49$점으로 정답률 78.8%이며, 학년과 학교성적이 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 기능적 건강정보문해력 중 독해영역의 평균점수는 6점 만점에 $4.54{\pm}1.34$점으로 정답률은 75.7%로성별과 학교성적이 유의한 영향을 미치는 변수로 나타났다. 결론 초등학교 고학년의 언어적 건강정보문해력은 매우 낮은 수준이며, 기능적 건강정보문해력은 건강과 관련된 내용을 판단하기에 충분하지 않은 수준임을 알 수 있었다. 건강정보문해력은 특히, 학교성적에 따라 차이를 보여, 학교성적이 낮은 학생을 대상으로 한 건강정보문해력을 높이기 위한 전략이 필요하다. 또한 성인을 대상으로 한 선행 연구에서 대상자에 따른 다른 다양한 요인이 건강정보문해력에 영향을 미치는 것을 고려해 볼 때 초등학생의 건강정보문해력에 영향을 미치는 다양한 요인에 대한 연구가 필요하다.

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