Association of health literacy and nutritional literacy with sun exposure in adults using structural equation modelling SaeidiFard et al BMC Public Health (2022) 22 1162 https doi org10 1186s12889. Association of health literacy and nutritional literacy with sun exposure in adults using structural equation modelling
(2022) 22:1162 SaeidiFard et al BMC Public Health https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13465-6 Open Access RESEARCH Association of health literacy and nutritional literacy with sun exposure in adults using structural equation modelling Nasim SaeidiFard1, Ali Asghar Haeri‑Mehrizi2, Zahra Akbarzadeh1, Nasim Janbozorgi1, Ali Montazeri2,3, Mehdi Yaseri4 and Sakineh Shab‑Bidar1* Abstract Background: Inadequate health and nutritional literacy is a common problem among adults, associated with poor health outcomes Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and nutritional literacy to sun exposure behaviour Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on 261 adults (18–65 years) in Iran Data was collected on knowl‑ edge, motivation, health literacy, nutritional literacy, and sun exposure behaviour using an interview-assisted ques‑ tionnaire Using the information–motivation–behavioural skills model and structural equation modeling, we tested whether health and nutritional literacy were associated with the relationships between knowledge of vitamin D, attitudes toward sun exposure, and sun exposure behaviour Different models using structural equation modeling were performed to analyze the data Results: The finding showed that health literacy (β = 0.29, p