Table 2.
The results obtained from exploratory factor analysis of The Health Literacy Assessment Tool for 9–10 Years Old children (n = 1650).
| Item | How easy or difficult is it for you to… | Content | Mean | SD | ITC | Factors Loading |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Dimension 1: Accessing | |||||||||
| 1 | Find out about a cold? | health care | 3.08 | 0.89 | 0.374 | 0.534 | |||
| 2 | Find out what you can do to avoid getting a cold in winter? | disease prevention | 3.02 | 0.90 | 0.354 | 0.527 | |||
| 3 | Find out what you can do so that you don't get too fat or too thin? | disease prevention | 3.11 | 0.92 | 0.356 | 0.489 | |||
| 4 | Find out how you can reduce stress? | health promotion | 3.22 | 0.88 | 0.319 | 0.515 | |||
| 5 | Find out to consume which food is healthy for you? | Health promotion | 3.41 | 0.73 | 0.415 | 0.604 | |||
| 6 | Find out the correct way for wash your hand before consumption? | disease prevention | 3.56 | 0.64 | 0.455 | 0.504 | |||
| 7 | Find out which exercise is appropriate for you? | Health promotion | 3.29 | 0.77 | 0.427 | 0.502 | |||
| 8 | Find out how to get rid of garbage at your house? | disease prevention | 3.39 | 0.91 | 0.419 | 0.534 | |||
| 9 | Find out how to get rid of garbage at your community? | disease prevention | 3.11 | 0.91 | 0.391 | 0.543 | |||
| Dimension 2: Understanding | |||||||||
| 10 | Understand when you should take a medicine when you are ill? | health care | 3.43 | 0.78 | 0.415 | 0.460 | |||
| 11 | Understand what doctor talk to your health? | health care | 3.23 | 0.79 | 0.459 | 0.534 | |||
| 12 | Understand why you need vaccination? | disease prevention | 3.24 | 0.87 | 0.433 | 0.540 | |||
| 13 | Understand what your parents tell you about your health? | Health promotion | 3.31 | 0.81 | 0.477 | 0.441 | |||
| 14 | Understand what are the effected of alcohol? | disease prevention | 3.36 | 0.91 | 0.506 | 0.411 | |||
| 15 | Understand step to get rid of garbage at your school or community? | disease prevention | 3.42 | 0.76 | 0.510 | 0.388 | |||
| Dimension 3: Appraise | |||||||||
| 16 | Decide belief on a doctor suggestion? | health care | 3.35 | 0.76 | 0.501 | 0.360 | |||
| 17 | Decide which one could be helps for you healthy or Unhealthy? | Health promotion | 3.38 | 0.79 | 0.507 | 0.496 | |||
| 18 | Decide the environment related to your health? For example, Air, water, food | disease prevention | 3.35 | 0.78 | 0.496 | 0.385 | |||
| 19 | Decide how you should select healthy food? | health promotion | 3.45 | 0.74 | 0.557 | 0.343 | |||
| 20 | Decide brush your teeth twice a day that is good for your mouth? | health promotion | 3.55 | 0.67 | 0.514 | 0.370 | |||
| 21 | Decide when you wash your hand before and after consume or after toilet? | prevention | 3.49 | 0.72 | 0.518 | 0.400 | |||
| 22 | Decide avoiding gambling? | disease prevention | 3.36 | 0.88 | 0.439 | 0.620 | |||
| 23 | Decide how to relax for your health? | health promotion | 3.43 | 0.77 | 0.504 | 0.432 | |||
| Dimension 4: Apply | |||||||||
| 24 | Call ambulance or adult to help in an emergency? | health care | 3.20 | 0.85 | 0.435 | 0.377 | |||
| 25 | Stick to do what you have road safe? | disease prevention | 3.38 | 0.78 | 0.486 | 0.540 | |||
| 26 | Wash your hand before and after diet? | disease prevention | 3.53 | 0.68 | 0.502 | 0.628 | |||
| 27 | Have a healthy diet? | health promotion | 3.47 | 0.73 | 0.481 | 0.584 | |||
| 28 | Brush your teeth the correctly way? | health promotion | 3.62 | 0.64 | 0.463 | 0.576 | |||
| 29 | Reject to drugs? | disease prevention | 3.41 | 0.91 | 0.462 | 0.734 | |||
| 30 | Avoid going with stranger? | disease prevention | 3.32 | 0.90 | 0.450 | 0.363 | |||
| 31 | Take a relax or reduce stress? | disease prevention | 3.28 | 0.82 | 0.436 | 0.449 | |||