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Factors associated with health literacy among first year students of Universitas Andalas in West Sumatra Health literacy is the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information services needed to improve and maintain health; however, study around health literacy is limited among Indonesian population, including among those with higher educational status. This research aimed to assess factors associated with health literacy among first year students of Universitas Andalas. Data came from the Indonesian Health Literacy Study 2019, focusing on samples of first year students from 15 faculties of the Universitas Andalas (n=363). Health literacy was measured using the European Health Literacy Survey Question 16 (HLS-EU-Q16), tat had been adapted into Indonesian context. Among all respondents, the average score of health literacy was 2,90 (SD=0,49). Factors associated with health literacy were access to health information, ethnic identity, and access to health services. Required for increasing individual health through social media for sharing information, educative intervention in improving health literacy skill.
