Table 3.
Convergent and discriminative validity of COVID-19 health literacy questionnaire (CHL-Q)
| n (%) | CHLI mean (SD) | pa | Correlation with CHL-Q indexb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 0.002 | ||||
| Incomplete primary | 17 (1.6) | 30.32 (12.89) | |||
| Primary | 28 (2.7) | 27.72 (9.57) | |||
| Secondary | 206 (19.9) | 33.48 (8.85) | |||
| High school | 318 (30.8) | 34.26 (9.41) | |||
| University | 464 (44.9) | 34.33 (9.35) | |||
| COVID-19 related variables | |||||
| COVID-19 experience | Yes | 54 (5.23) | 30.03 (10.14) | 0.010 | |
| No | 978 (94.76) | 34.11 (9.31) | |||
| Confusion | Yes | 583 (56.4) | 33.12 (8.7) | < 0.002 | |
| No | 449 (43.6) | 34.91(10.15) | |||
| Preventive measures | 0.12** | ||||
| Wearing face masks | Yes | 946 (91.6) | 34.32 (9.20) | < 0.001 | |
| No | 87 (8.4) | 29.24 (10.35) | |||
| Washing hands | Yes | 931 (90.1) | 34.04 (9.48) | 0.126 | |
| No | 102 (9.9) | 32.59 (8.56) | |||
| Hydroalcoholic gel use | Yes | 894 (86.5) | 34.30 (9.24) | 0.004 | |
| No | 139 (13.5) | 31.28 (10.04) | |||
| Not meeting with relatives/friends | Yes | 587 (56.8) | 34.40 (9.25) | 0.009 | |
| No | 446 (43.2) | 33.22 (8.57) | |||
| Stay at home in case of symptoms | Yes | 337 (32.6) | 33.62 (10.02) | 0.712 | |
| No | 696 (67.4) | 34.03 (9.09) | |||
| Keeping the distance | Yes | 875 (84.7) | 34.34 (9.29) | < 0.001 | |
| No | 158 (15.3) | 31.44 (9.66) | |||
| Disinfecting surfaces | Yes | 569 (55.1) | 34.52 (9.60) | 0.013 | |
| No | 464 (44.9) | 33.12 (9.10) | |||
| Avoiding public transport | Yes | 370 (35.8) | 34.49 (9.37) | 0.005 | |
| No | 663 (64.2) | 32.82 (9.36) | |||
| Mean (SD) | |||||
| COVID-19 knowledge | 9.33 (1.68) | 0.15** | |||
| Frequency of information seeking | |||||
| Tv news | 3.76 (1.18) | 0.21** | |||
| Tv and radio magazines | 3.04 (1.27) | 0.13** | |||
| Government press briefings | 2.91 (1.20) | 0.18** | |||
| Newspapers | 3.21 (1.27) | 0.19** | |||
| Social Networks | 3.00 (1.35) | 0.04 | |||
| Internet | 3.58 (1.20) | 0.17** | |||
| Government website | 2.56 (1.30) | 0.15** | |||
| WHO reports | 2.72 (1.22) | 0.17** | |||
CHL-Q: COVID-19 health literacy questionnaire.aANOVA; bPearson correlation. **p < 0.001