Effect modification by geographic area on the association between health literacy and self-rated health: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy (HL) has gained increasing attention as a factor related to health behaviors and outcomes. This study aimed to investigate geographic differences in HL levels and effect modification by geographic area on their relationship with self-rated health in the Japanese population using a nationwide sample.

Methods

Data for this study were derived from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey on health information access for consumers in Japan using a mailed self-administered questionnaire in 2020 (INFORM Study 2020). Valid responses from 3,511 survey participants, selected using two-stage stratified random sampling, were analyzed in this study. HL was measured using the Communicative and Critical Health Literacy Scale (CCHL). Multiple regression

SUBMITTER: Ishikawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10209573 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature