Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases like metabolic syndrome can be prevented and controlled by practicing healthy lifestyle. Although health literacy is a critical factor in lifestyle modification to prevent non-communicable diseases and its complications, its role on metabolic syndrome preve...
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my.unimas.ir.251502021-04-29T01:59:48Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25150/ Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis Froze, S. M. T., Arif Rosalia, Binti Saimon R Medicine (General) RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Introduction: Non-communicable diseases like metabolic syndrome can be prevented and controlled by practicing healthy lifestyle. Although health literacy is a critical factor in lifestyle modification to prevent non-communicable diseases and its complications, its role on metabolic syndrome prevention is still understudied. Objective: The main aim of this study was to identify the determinants of health literacy and healthy lifestyle practice against metabolic syndrome among multi-ethnic group of Sarawak based on health literacy skills framework. Methods: Using a stratified multistage sampling, a total of 1006 respondents were recruited to represent the major ethnic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia. Moderator variables, mediator variables and outcome variable (healthy lifestyle practice) were tested using path analysis to examine multiple and interrelated dependence relationships. Multi-group analysis was performed to compare structural models between major ethnic groups in Sarawak, namely Malay/Melanau, Native groups and Chinese. Results: Female respondents and those with higher education status were more likely to have better healthy lifestyle practice. Greater level of health literacy was positively significant with both disease knowledge and healthy lifestyle practice. Participants with good understanding of disease knowledge can directly influence healthy lifestyle. Simultaneously, health literacy and metabolic syndrome knowledge can mediate the relationship between sociodemographic variables, service accessibility, medical and family history with practice of healthy lifestyle. Multi-group path analysis indicated differences in causal pathway leading to healthy lifestyle practice among the ethnic groups. Bentham Science Publishers 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25150/1/Rosalia%2C%20Binti%20Saimon.pdf Froze, S. and M. T., Arif and Rosalia, Binti Saimon (2019) Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis. The Open Public Health Journal, 12. pp. 172-183. ISSN 1874-9445 https://benthamopen.com/ABSTRACT/TOPHJ-12-172 DOI: 10.2174/1874944501912010172 |
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Introduction:
Non-communicable diseases like metabolic syndrome can be prevented and controlled by practicing healthy lifestyle.
Although health literacy is a critical factor in lifestyle modification to prevent non-communicable diseases and its complications, its role on
metabolic syndrome prevention is still understudied.
Objective:
The main aim of this study was to identify the determinants of health literacy and healthy lifestyle practice against metabolic syndrome among
multi-ethnic group of Sarawak based on health literacy skills framework.
Methods:
Using a stratified multistage sampling, a total of 1006 respondents were recruited to represent the major ethnic groups in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Moderator variables, mediator variables and outcome variable (healthy lifestyle practice) were tested using path analysis to examine multiple and
interrelated dependence relationships. Multi-group analysis was performed to compare structural models between major ethnic groups in Sarawak,
namely Malay/Melanau, Native groups and Chinese.
Results:
Female respondents and those with higher education status were more likely to have better healthy lifestyle practice. Greater level of health literacy
was positively significant with both disease knowledge and healthy lifestyle practice. Participants with good understanding of disease knowledge
can directly influence healthy lifestyle. Simultaneously, health literacy and metabolic syndrome knowledge can mediate the relationship between
sociodemographic variables, service accessibility, medical and family history with practice of healthy lifestyle. Multi-group path analysis indicated
differences in causal pathway leading to healthy lifestyle practice among the ethnic groups. |
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Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis |
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Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis |
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Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis |
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Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis |
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Determinants of Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle against Metabolic Syndrome among Major Ethnic Groups of Sarawak, Malaysia : A Multi-Group Path Analysis |
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determinants of health literacy and healthy lifestyle against metabolic syndrome among major ethnic groups of sarawak, malaysia : a multi-group path analysis |
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