Evaluation of Adults Health Literacy in Jahrom

Journal of preventive medicine Pub Date : 2019-08-01 DOI:10.29252/jpm.6.1.25

M. Kamalipour, Najmeh Ashkani, Akbar Mehralizade مهرعلی زاده, Niloofar Choobin, Zeinab Esmaeel Zadeh

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Abstract

Introduction: Health‎literacy‎refers‎to‎one’s‎capability‎of‎acquisition,‎interpretation, and comprehension of the primary health care information that is essential for a proper decision-making. The present research aimed to evaluate the level of adults' health literacy in Jahrom in 2015. Methods: The present descriptive and cross-sectional study which was applied in type, conducted on 502 adults (above 18 years of age) who were selected through convenient sampling method in Jahrom. The data collection instrument was a standardized performance health literacy in adults questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS software using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results: Based on the TOFHLA questionnaire, the health literacy of 82.62% of the adult subjects was adequate while that of 17.37% was close to the cut-off point. No statistically significant correlation was observed between health literacy and sex, age, and income. However, health literacy showed to be significantly correlated with education. Conclusion : The present study showed an inadequate level of health literacy among the majority of subjects. Therefore, there is a need to assist those of low health literacy by developing comprehensive plans and easy and comprehensible educational media and materials to improve their health literacy.

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贾罗姆市成人健康素养评价

简介：健康‎读写能力‎参考‎到‎某人的‎能力‎属于‎获得‎解释和理解对正确决策至关重要的初级卫生保健信息。本研究旨在评估2015年Jahrom成年人的健康素养水平。方法：采用描述性和横断面研究的方法，在Jahrom对502名18岁以上的成年人进行了分型研究。数据收集工具是一份标准化的成人健康素养表现问卷。数据采用SPSS软件进行独立t检验和单因素方差分析。结果：根据TOFHLA问卷，82.62%的成年受试者的健康素养是足够的，17.37%的受试者接近临界点。健康素养与性别、年龄和收入之间没有统计学上的显著相关性。然而，健康素养与教育程度有显著相关性。结论：本研究显示大多数受试者的健康素养水平不足。因此，有必要通过制定全面的计划以及简单易懂的教育媒体和材料来帮助那些健康素养低的人，以提高他们的健康素养。

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