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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-04-01
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Series: | The Lancet Global Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17301250 |