Associations of Acculturation with English- and Spanish-Language Health Literacy Among Bilingual Latino Adults

Associations of Acculturation with English- and Spanish-Language Health Literacy Among Bilingual Latino Adults

Background: Low health literacy (HL) is associated with poor health status and outcomes. Racial/ethnic minorities in the United States disproportionately experience low HL and HL-related health disparities. Among Latinos, acculturation is associated with health outcomes, but little is known about th...

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Main Authors: Ashley J. Housten, Diana Stewart Hoover, Virmarie Correa-Fernández, Larkin L. Strong, Whitney L. Heppner, Christine Vinci, David W. Wetter, Claire A. Spears, Yessenia Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SLACK Incorporated 2019-04-01
Series:Health Literacy Research and Practice
Subjects:
health literacy
acculturation
bilingual
Online Access:https://www.healio.com/public-health/journals/hlrp/2019-4-3-2/%7B4e54d6e9-c87a-43d4-a73f-aa706af41884%7D/associations-of-acculturation-with-english--and-spanish-language-health-literacy-among-bilingual-latino-adults

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