Low health literacy is associated with HIV test acceptance

is there a relationship between low health literacy and smoking?

aim: identification of contributory factors in smoking and gaining insight into the roles played by each of these factors including health literacy (hl) may account for quitting or decreasing the prevalence of smoking. the aim of the current study was to identify the effects caused by different hl levels on smoking.methods: 347 students inhabiting the dormitories of shahid beheshti university o...

Health literacy is a predictor of HIV/AIDS knowledge.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study's objective was to evaluate the association between health literacy and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) knowledge among patients seen at an inner-city, public hospital urgent care center (UCC). METHODS We used a prospective survey of patients offered an HIV test by their providers during a UCC visit. We measured p...

University of Groningen Health Literacy Is Associated With Health Behaviors and Social Factors Among Older Adults

The health literacy needs of women living with HIV/AIDS

Women in Sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected by the virus and constitute 60% of the total HIV/AIDS infections in this region. Current recommendations endorse the involvement of people living with HIV in the development of programmes for people living with the virus. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the health literacy needs of women living with HIV. The resear...

Limited health literacy is associated with low glomerular filtration in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) study

BACKGROUND Low health literacy in the general population is associated with increased risk of death and hospitalization. The evaluation of health literacy in individuals with predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) is limited. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the associations of limited health literacy with kidney function and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors...