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Sociodemographic Determinants of Health Literacy Among University Students of Health Sciences in Kosovo

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 64 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
By: Naim JERLIU,  Haxhi KAMBERI,  Iris MONE,  Pranvera KRASNIQI and  Genc BURAZERI  
Open Access
|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0015 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 121 - 128
Submitted on: Jul 1, 2024
Accepted on: Jan 19, 2025
Published on: Feb 28, 2025
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
European Health,
Literacy Survey,
Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q),
Health literacy,
Kosovo,
Sociodemographic factors,
University students of health sciences
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2025 Naim JERLIU, Haxhi KAMBERI, Iris MONE, Pranvera KRASNIQI, Genc BURAZERI, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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