Determining Priority Subgroup: Insight from a Health Literacy Survey in Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia

Abstract

Health literacy measurement and source of information are important to design health education programs. Aims: To measure the level of health literacy, its factors and pattern of source of information among faculty members in Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was done among lecturers, staffs and students with consecutive sampling methods. The HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire was used to measure the health literacy. Furthermore, the respondents’ characteristics of sex, age, faculty discipline, academic role, and education attainment were also collected. The data collection used E-HDSS online survey application distributed via the official university information system. Results: The respondent involved in this study was 1,036 people, with majority had adequate health literacy (74%). The proportion of adequate health literacy was significantly higher among staff, had bachelor and postgraduate education degree (OR 2.6, 1.4, and 1.8 respectively). Internet and Instagram were the most preferred source of information. Conclusions: Inadequate health literacy was more prevalent among students and those with lower education levels. This was the prioritized target subpopulation for health education programs, that should be delivered through Instagram and internet.

Keywords

• hls-eu-q16
• health promoting university
• health literacy
• information channel
• health education design
• lmic