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March 28, 2026Annals of Medicine0 citationsOpen Access

The role of health literacy in the association between nationality and health status among university students: a cross-sectional study

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AAAkindele Abimibayo AdeoyaHMHaruki MommaRNRyoichi Nagatomi

Key Points

  • To explore how health literacy influences the relationship between nationality and health status among university students.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study with university students from different nationalities.
  • Measured health literacy levels and assessed health status.
  • Compared health status among Japanese and international students.
  • International students exhibited a lower prevalence of good health status than Japanese students.
  • The association between nationality and health status varied significantly based on health literacy level.

Abstract

Although international students had a lower prevalence of good HS as compared to Japanese students, the direction of the association differs based on the level of HL.

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Adeoya et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c771988bbfbc51511e1859https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2026.2643976
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