Exploring perceptions of health literacy, healthcare access, and utilisation among higher education students in Alentejo, Southern Portugal: A qualitative study

Jorge Rosário; Joana Correia Pires; Sónia Dias; Ana Rita Pedro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0326575

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Exploring perceptions of health literacy, healthcare access, and utilisation among higher education students in Alentejo, Southern Portugal: A qualitative study

Jorge Rosário ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jorge Rosário, Joana Correia Pires, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Jorge.olhoazul@ipbeja.pt

Affiliations Polytechnic Institute of Beja, Beja, Portugal, Institute for Research and Advanced Training, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal, Comprehensive Health Research Centre, CHRC, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9178-3773

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Joana Correia Pires ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jorge Rosário, Joana Correia Pires, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Sónia Dias ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jorge Rosário, Joana Correia Pires, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Ana Rita Pedro

Contributed equally to this work with: Jorge Rosário, Joana Correia Pires, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation NOVA National School of Public Health, Public Health Research Centre, Comprehensive Health Research Center, CHRC, REAL, CCAL, NOVA University Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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Exploring perceptions of health literacy, healthcare access, and utilisation among higher education students in Alentejo, Southern Portugal: A qualitative study

Jorge Rosário,
Joana Correia Pires,
Sónia Dias,
Ana Rita Pedro

Published: June 27, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326575

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