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Hoseinzadeh E, Tavakoli N, Safari M. Health Literacy and its related factors amongadults referring to healthcare centers of Saveh city, Iran. Zanko J Med Sci 2021; 21 (71) :69-78
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Student Research Committee, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran.
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Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to determine health literacy status and its related factors among adults who referred to healthcare centers in Saveh, Iran.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2019. To perform, 300 subjects aged 20-60 years were selected using stratified random methods from adults who referred to healthcare centers of Saveh University of Medical Sciences in Saveh city. The standard Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) and demographic questionnaires were used to collect data. Collected data were managed by SPSS (version 21) and analyzed using independent T-test and One-way ANOVA.
Results: The health literacy status of the participants was “borderline”. The scores of each health literacy dimension were as follows: reading and having access to health information sources (42.6% and 41.2%, respectively), understanding and evaluating the contents of health resources (37.2%), judgment and assessment (42.2%), decision-making and use (45.6 %). The results showed that the health literacy score was significantly different based on mobile phone type (P = 0.002), employment status (P< 0.001), field of study (P< 0.001), education (P< 0.001), gender (P< 0.001) and age (P = 0.002).
Conclusion: There was a borderline (poor) health literacy status in the studied adults in Saveh. Furthermore, empowering adults in the community by implementing interventions based on designing diverse educational programs and considering socio-demographic factors, and focusing on health awareness promotion are recommended.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2019. To perform, 300 subjects aged 20-60 years were selected using stratified random methods from adults who referred to healthcare centers of Saveh University of Medical Sciences in Saveh city. The standard Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA) and demographic questionnaires were used to collect data. Collected data were managed by SPSS (version 21) and analyzed using independent T-test and One-way ANOVA.
Results: The health literacy status of the participants was “borderline”. The scores of each health literacy dimension were as follows: reading and having access to health information sources (42.6% and 41.2%, respectively), understanding and evaluating the contents of health resources (37.2%), judgment and assessment (42.2%), decision-making and use (45.6 %). The results showed that the health literacy score was significantly different based on mobile phone type (P = 0.002), employment status (P< 0.001), field of study (P< 0.001), education (P< 0.001), gender (P< 0.001) and age (P = 0.002).
Conclusion: There was a borderline (poor) health literacy status in the studied adults in Saveh. Furthermore, empowering adults in the community by implementing interventions based on designing diverse educational programs and considering socio-demographic factors, and focusing on health awareness promotion are recommended.
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Received: 2020/12/21 | Accepted: 2021/02/21 | ePublished: 2021/06/20
Received: 2020/12/21 | Accepted: 2021/02/21 | ePublished: 2021/06/20
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