Objective To investigate the current status of health literacy among servicemen in an isle garrison, and to analyze its major influencing factors. Methods A random cluster sampling method was used to select 476 servicemen from 2 battalions of an isle garrison in Shandong, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate their health literacy level. Results The health literacy level of the servicemen in the isle garrison was 10.08％. The health literacy levels of basic knowledge and concept, healthy lifestyle and behavior and basic skills were 18.70％, 16.60％ and 19.96％ respectively. The literacy levels of 6 health issues, as safety and first aid, scientific attitude towards health, health information, infectious diseases prevention and treatment, basic medical care and chronic diseases prevention and treatment were 59.45％, 30.25％, 23.32％, 20.38％, 18.28％ and 16.18％respectively. The health literacy level was higher in servicemen aged above 22 years than in ones aged under 20 years (OR = 3.387, 95％ CI: 1.146-10.003) as well as higher in servicemen with an educational background of junior or undergraduate college than in ones with an educational background of high school or below (OR = 2.859, 95％ CI: 1.299-6.291). Conclusions The health literacy level of the servicemen in the isle garrison is low, and the literacy levels of 6 health issues show unbalanced development.Educational background and age are the important factors influencing the health literacy level of servicemen in the isle garrison.
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