Are Health Literacy and Physical Literacy Independent Concepts? A Gender-Stratified Analysis in Medical School Students from Croatia

• Main Authors: Marijana Geets Kesic (Author), Mia Peric (Author), Barbara Gilic (Author), Marko Manojlovic (Author), Patrik Drid (Author), Toni Modric (Author), Zeljka Znidaric (Author), Natasa Zenic (Author), Aleksander Pajtler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Health literacy (HL) and physical literacy (PL) are concepts responsible for achieving and maintaining positive health behaviors. This study aimed to investigate gender-specific associations: (i) between PL and HL; and (ii) among HL, PL, and body composition. We observed 253 students attending healt...