Food and nutrition literacy and proactive health behavior among patients with gastric ulcer: a profile analysis of nutrition awareness and a cross-sectional mediation comparison

Objective

This study aimed to explore, from both variable-centered and person-centered perspectives, the relationships among food and nutrition literacy, nutrition awareness, and proactive health behavior in patients with gastric ulcer, as well as the cross-sectional mediating role of nutrition awareness. Furthermore, this study sought to identify the latent classes of food and nutrition literacy and examine their differences in nutrition awareness and proactive health behavior.