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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2020

Health literacy and its predictors among urban and rural adults in Bijar County.

Bahman Baraie, Tahereh Pashaei, Edris Kakemam, Hassan Mahmoodi

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bahman BaraieDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Tahereh PashaeiDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Edris KakemamIranian Center of Excellence in Health Management, School of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hassan MahmoodiSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences · IRTabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeThe World Health Organization has identified health literacy (HL) as one of the most important determinants of people's health. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the status of HL and its predictors. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis research was a cross-sectional study that was performed on 600 adults in Bijar County, Iran. Cluster sampling was used to select the samples. Data were collected using the questionnaire of HL for Iranian adults. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, Student's

resultsThe mean score of HL was 3.6 out of 5; 69% and 29% of the samples had a moderate-to-high health status, respectively. Among the dimensions of HL, the highest and the lowest means were perception (3.94) and evaluation (3.21), respectively. Based on the multiple regression results, the variables (gender -

conclusionThe results of this study can be applied to educational interventions through media and radio-television to increase public awareness. Education is also strongly recommended in terms of demographic variables and characteristics to promote HL in the society.

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