title: [A cross-sectional study on health-related knowledge and skills and its influencing factors among the Chinese college students].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the status on health-related knowledge and skills among the college students.
  
  
  METHODS
  5070 Chinese students from 28 universities or colleges were sampled, using the multiple-stage stratified, purposive and convenient mixed sampling method. A cross-sectional investigation on health literacy was conducted with self-designed questionnaire, and SPSS 13.0 was used to statistically analyze the data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average scores on health-related related knowledge and skills among the subjects was 74.139 ± 12.0223, with 38.4% on basic health- related literacy (scores ≥ 80). The rate (1.1%) of passing the margin line set for the awareness on chronic disease prevention appeared to be the lowest. And there noticed significant differences (P < 0.05) in different regions, types, and genders on the basic health-related knowledge and skills as well as on the prevalence rates of total and each dimensional health-related literacy among universities and colleges. Regions and types of universities and colleges were the main influencing factors on the levels of health-related knowledge and skills among the college students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of basic health-related knowledge and skills was low and the prevalence rates of health-related knowledge and skills were differently distributed among student populations under study.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Wei-wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Xiao-ming
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Li-na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ying-qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult