Association of health literacy, COVID-19 threat, and vaccination intention among Brazilian adolescents.

Sidiany Mendes Pimentel Marla Andreia Garcia de Avila Rafaela Aparecida Prata Hélio Rubens De Carvalho Nunes Juliana Bastoni da Silva

Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2022)

(1) Average health literacy (HL) score of Brazilian adolescents: 25.3 (p-HLAT-8). (2) Adolescents in the Southeast region felt less threatened by COVID-19. (3) Higher HL score indicated adolescents felt more threatened by COVID-19. (4) Intention not to be vaccinated was observed among adolescents with higher income and education. (5) About 87% of Brazilian adolescents want to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Keyphrases

young adults
coronavirus disease
sars cov
physical activity
healthcare
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
health information
mental health
quality improvement
social media