دورية أكاديمية
Health literacy: Prevalence and determinants in Lagos State, Nigeria.
| العنوان: | Health literacy: Prevalence and determinants in Lagos State, Nigeria. |
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| المؤلفون: | Kuyinu YA; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria.; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Nigeria., Femi-Adebayo TT; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria., Adebayo BI; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Nigeria., Abdurraheem-Salami I; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria., Odusanya OO; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria.; Department of Community Health and Primary Healthcare, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja, Nigeria. |
| المصدر: | PloS one [PLoS One] 2020 Aug 13; Vol. 15 (8), pp. e0237813. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 13 (Print Publication: 2020). |
| نوع المنشور: | Journal Article |
| اللغة: | English |
| بيانات الدورية: | Publisher: Public Library of Science Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101285081 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1932-6203 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 19326203 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PLoS One Subsets: MEDLINE |
| أسماء مطبوعة: | Original Publication: San Francisco, CA : Public Library of Science |
| مواضيع طبية MeSH: | Health Literacy*, Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Nigeria ; Prevalence |
| مستخلص: | Background: Poor health literacy has been associated with poorer physical and mental health function, and higher emergency department and hospital utilizations. The study was conducted to measure the prevalence of health literacy and its determinants among Lagos State residents. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in three local government areas in Lagos State. Health literacy was assessed using the Brief Health Literacy Screening tool (BHLS), a three-item tool with possible scores ranging between 3 and 15. Health literacy was classified as inadequate (≤ 9) or adequate (>9). Results: A total of 1831 respondents participated in the study, among whom, 952 (52%) were women. The mean age of respondents was 31.7 (±10.5) years. Three-quarters (74.8%) of respondents had adequate health literacy. Adequate levels of health literacy were associated with being female (OR, 1.35; 95% CI, 1.07-1.71), frequent use of the broad cast media as source of information (OR, 1.33; 95% CI, 1.03-1.70), frequent use of the internet as source of information (OR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.13-1.96). Adequate health literacy was also associated with having knowledge of a frequently prescribed antibiotic (OR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.32-2.12) and being more comfortable with the use of the English language (OR, 1.71; 95% CI, 1.32-2.22). Conclusion: Gender, the use of broadcast media and the internet are predictive of adequate health literacy and should be taken into consideration in planning health interventions. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exist. |
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| تواريخ الأحداث: | Date Created: 20200814 Date Completed: 20201014 Latest Revision: 20201014 |
| رمز التحديث: | 20221213 |
| مُعرف محوري في PubMed: | PMC7425911 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0237813 |
| PMID: | 32790756 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | MEDLINE |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0237813 |