Examining the Relationship between Health  Literacy with Public Health in Employees of  Highway and Road Transportation Department of Razavi Khorasan Province in 2023

Nooshin  Afsharian; Hadi  Tehrani; Nooshin  Peyman; Nooshin  Peyman; Mahdi  Gholian Aval; Elham Charoghchian  Khorasani

doi:10.18502/jchr.v14i14.18759

Nooshin Afsharian Masters student of advanced information systems, Islamic Azad University, Department of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran
Hadi Tehrani Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Nooshin Peyman Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Nooshin Peyman Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Mahdi Gholian Aval Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Elham Charoghchian Khorasani Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jchr.v14i14.18759

Keywords: Employees, Public Health, Health Literacy

Abstract

Background: Promoting the health of society members, especially the workforce, is a top priority for any society. Hence, this study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between health literacy with public health in employees of Highway and Road Transportation Department of Razavi Khorasan province in 2023.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 121 employees of Highway and Road Transportation Department of Razavi Khorasan province in Iran in 2023. Data collection tools included demographic information questionnaire of employees, health literacy questionnaire, and public health questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS26.00 with a significance level of 0.05.

Result: The mean (SD) health literacy of participants was 111.2 (22.01). The study found that 55.4% of people had medium health literacy, and there was a statistically significant relationship between health literacy and public health (p < 0.05). Additionally, there was a statistically significant relationship between education level and health literacy (p < 0.05).

Conclusion: The results of the study showed that health literacy is related to public health, so, to improve the public health of employees, their health literacy should be improved, and it is necessary to design interventions to improve the health literacy of employees.