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@article{196500,
        author = {Dr. Ayushi Sharma and Dr. Sushil Kumar M. Parmar},
        title = {Empowering Youth Through Health Literacy},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {no},
        pages = {152-161},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=196500},
        abstract = {Introduction: Health literacy is defined concept where in the youth comprehend, evaluate and process the information about their health and its related benefits. It enhances the decision-making ability of an individual with respect to the health-related domains.
Objectives: To study healthy literacy among youth and healthy practices adopted by them. 
Methodology: The study included 225 youth conveniently selected from Vadodara city of Gujarat. Data collection was undertaken with the help of structured non-disguised questionnaire.  The data were presented by using descriptive, frequency distribution and hypotheses were tested by applying Chi-Square Test. 
Results: there is a significant association between the awareness of selected youth regarding importance of breakfast, health benefits of drinking water, inclusion of fruits in the diet, health-based apps and their gender. There are 97.78 percent of respondents who have knowledge about the health benefits of practicing yoga and meditation.},
        keywords = {Health Literacy, Awareness, Diet, Healthy Practices},
        month = {April},
        }