RELATION BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY AND HEALTH LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD

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MAHMOUDI HASAN; TAHERI ABOLFAZL

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Journal: HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION Year:2015 | Volume:2 | Issue:2 Page(s): 31-41

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RELATION BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY AND HEALTH LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD

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MAHMOUDI HASAN | TAHERI ABOLFAZL | Issue Writer Certificate

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HEALTH LITERACYQ2

INFORMATION LITERACYQ2

FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHADQ2

POSTGRADUATE STUDENTSQ2

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Background and Aim: This research aims to explore relation between HEALTH LITERACY and INFORMATION LITERACY of post- graduate students in FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD.Method: This research is descriptive-correlational survey research. Population included POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS of FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD that 368 of them were selected via stratified sampling. Two Questionnaires were used for data collection. First one was HEALTH LITERACY for Iranian Adults (HELIA) that was a reliable and valid instrument for measuring HEALTH LITERACY in Iran and include the following constructs: ability to read, ability and skills to access, understand, and appraise health information, make decisions, and practice in order to maintain or improve health. The second one was designed by the researchers in order to measure INFORMATION LITERACY skills including four dimensions: identifying information needs, locating, organizing, and evaluating information.Results: Finding showed that 25% of students have inadequate HEALTH LITERACY, 38.31% of them have moderate literacy and others have normal high-quality HEALTH LITERACY. Also, their INFORMATION LITERACY level is higher than average. Also the results show significant and positive correlation between INFORMATION LITERACY and HEALTH LITERACY. Level of HEALTH LITERACY in female students is higher than males and level of this variable in Ph. D. Students is more than Master students. Findings showed that post graduate students search the internet and communicate with friends in order to acquire health information.Conclusion: Since, Impact of INFORMATION LITERACY on information skills from the access to evaluation and use of information. So, Enhancement of INFORMATION LITERACY skills in students could improve their HEALTH LITERACY. Accordingly, libraries can increase level of students’HEALTH LITERACY by learning INFORMATION LITERACY skills. Some libraries’ programs are noticed in order to enhance level of students’ HEALTH LITERACY and INFORMATION LITERACY.

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MAHMOUDI, HASAN, & TAHERI, ABOLFAZL. (2015). RELATION BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY AND HEALTH LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD. HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION, 2(2 ), 31-41. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/260384/en

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MAHMOUDI HASAN, TAHERI ABOLFAZL. RELATION BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY AND HEALTH LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD. HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION[Internet]. 2015;2(2 ):31-41. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/260384/en

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HASAN MAHMOUDI, and ABOLFAZL TAHERI, “RELATION BETWEEN INFORMATION LITERACY AND HEALTH LITERACY OF STUDENTS IN FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD,” HUMAN INFORMATION INTERACTION, vol. 2, no. 2 , pp. 31–41, 2015, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/260384/en

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