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Age Adapted Survey version of the European Health Literacy Questionnaire for fourth-graders - HLS-Child-Q15
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Listener, Comprehension
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 15
Sample size in validation study: 907
Language of Validated Version: German
An Instrument for Measuring Health Literacy in Children - QUIGK-K
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Appraisal, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Children: 0 to 9 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 40
Sample size in validation study: 152
Language of Validated Version: German
Food and Nutrition Literacy - FNLIT
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Communication: Listener, Communication: Speaker, Comprehension, Conceptual Knowledge, Information seeking: Document, Information seeking: Interactive media navigation, Numeracy, Prose: Comprehension, Prose: Pronunciation
Specific Context: Nutrition
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 46
Sample size in validation study: 400
Language of Validated Version: English
Health Literacy Measure for Adolescents - HELMA
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Application/function, Comprehension, Numeracy
Specific Context: General
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 44
Sample size in validation study: 582
Language of Validated Version: English
Infectious Disease-Specific Health Literacy Scale - IDSHL
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension, Prose: Comprehension
Specific Context: Infectious Disease
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years, Adults: 18 to 64 years, Older Adults: 65+ years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 28
Sample size in validation study: 8858
Language of Validated Version: Mandarin
Measurement of Health Literacy Among Adolescents Questionnaire - MOHLAA-Q
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Computer-based, Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 29
Sample size in validation study: 625
Language of Validated Version: German
Measurement of Health Literacy Among Adolescents Questionnaire - MOHLAA-Q
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Characteristics

Domains assessed: Comprehension
Validation Sample Population Age: Adolescents: 10 to 17 years
Modes of administration in validation study: Paper and pencil

Psychometrics

Number of Items: 29
Sample size in validation study: 625
Language of Validated Version: German
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