To explore how health literacy influences the relationship between nationality and health status among university students.
Conducted a cross-sectional study with university students from different nationalities.
Measured health literacy levels and assessed health status.
Compared health status among Japanese and international students.
International students exhibited a lower prevalence of good health status than Japanese students.
The association between nationality and health status varied significantly based on health literacy level.
Abstract
Although international students had a lower prevalence of good HS as compared to Japanese students, the direction of the association differs based on the level of HL.