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. 2019 Nov 18;14(11):e0224557. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224557

Table 2. Items analysis of the Korean version of the health literacy on social determinants of health questionnaire (HL-SDHQ) scale (n = 660).

Item M±SD Corrected item-total correlation
1 Find out about the impact of social position on health 2.38±0.76 .390
2 Find information related to the impact of the daily life of a mother on the growth of the child to be born 2.70±0.82 .472
3 Find someone who is isolated from society and whose health is failing 2.18±0.81 .374
4 Find information on the relation between unemployment and stress 2.59±0.82 .452
5 Find out the support required by someone in trouble in the community or workplace 2.32±0.78 .433
6 Find out smoking is not going to eliminate the cause of stress 2.70±0.85 .514
7 Find information about the relationship between dietary changes and health 2.87±0.81 .562
8 Understand that the lesser the income the greater the tendency to become ill 2.64±0.83 .457
9 Understand that abuse suffered as a child has an impact even when one becomes an adult 2.99±0.85 .539
10 Understand that being isolated from the community and workplace impacts health 2.78±0.82 .570
11 Understand that determining how to proceed working on one’s own is related to stress 2.66±0.81 .569
12 Understand that work that is not stable becomes a huge stress 3.05±0.86 .514
13 Understand that widening income disparities dilute the ties between people 2.91±0.84 .499
14 Understand that in a society with a high level of stress, there is a tendency toward dependency on drugs 2.79±0.86 .521
15 Judge what inequities exist in society in view of living a healthy life 2.55±0.82 .474
16 Judge what kind of government services should be supplied to those really in need of support 2.42±0.81 .536
17 Judge what level of burden of work has on health 2.51±0.87 .521
18 Judge what kind of support should be supplied to someone in trouble in the community or workplace 2.36±0.75 .526
19 Judge how neighbors should help each other 2.47±0.79 .505
20 Judge the merits and demerits of the spread of processed foods 2.48±0.82 .511
21 Judge the kind of impact that motorization has on health 2.56±0.82 .449
22 Cooperate in the creation of a fair society in which everyone can live a healthy life 2.33±0.84 .458
23 Involve oneself in politics and public administration to help small children live a healthy life 2.23±0.80 .496
24 Participate in childcare support activities 2.32±0.78 .428
25 Participate in activities to eliminate poverty 2.21±0.82 .484
26 Involve oneself in politics and public administration to protect the health of workers both institutionally and legally 2.06±0.83 .486
27 Approach the manager or the employer regarding rewards that do not match efforts done at work 1.92±0.79 .316
28 Participate in activities to increase employment and vocational training opportunities 2.26±0.75 .464
29 Participate in activities that support an individual, including his or her family, who is in trouble in the community or workplace 2.23±0.76 .501
30 Participate in activities to spread the importance of ties with people for health 2.40±0.76 .453
31 Involve oneself in politics and public administration to make it easier for persons who have used illegal drugs to receive treatment 2.07±0.78 .443
32 Participate in activities that promote a healthy diet 2.64±0.79 .476
33 Involve oneself in politics and public administration to seek road priority for pedestrians and cyclists 2.29±0.81 .465