Measurement of health literacy to advance global health research: a study based on Demographic and Health Surveys in 14 sub-Saharan countries

Background: Education and literacy are key determinants of health, but these do not ensure health literacy. A definition of health literacy from the US Institute of Medicine (IOM) is widely accepted, but there is no consensus on the traits by which health literacy can be measured. Some questions in...

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Main Authors: Heather McClintock, PhD, Sarah Schrauben, MD, Ashley Andrews, MPH, Douglas Wiebe, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17301250