title: Health literacy, self-efficacy, food label use, and diet in young adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine relationships among health literacy, self-efficacy, food label use, and dietary quality in young adults aged 18-29.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health literacy, self-efficacy, food label use, and dietary quality were assessed. Participants were categorized into low, medium and high health literacy groups based on Newest Vital Sign score.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Self-efficacy and health literacy were predictors of food label use, which positively predicted dietary quality. The low health literacy group had significantly lower use of food labels than the high health literacy group. However, there was no significant difference between medium and high health literacy groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Strategies to enhance health literacy, self-efficacy and food label use should be developed to improve dietary quality and health outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, USA. echa5@emory.edu.
authors.forename: EunEeok
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Psychology in Education and Business Administration in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Pittsburgh PA, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Emory College, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Hannah M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lerner
authors.affiliation: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Colleen R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Dawkins
authors.affiliation: Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Morenike K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA, USA.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Umpierrez
authors.affiliation: Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Dunbar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D005515:Food Labeling; D005518:Food Preferences; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult