Health literacy: association with socioeconomic determinants and the use of health services in Spain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy (HL) is the set of social and cognitive skills that determine person's level of motivation and the ability to access, understand and use information to promote and maintain good health. The aim of this study is to assess the level of health literacy, and to analyze its relationship with sociodemographic variables, state of health, and use of health services in the population aged 15 and over in the Valencian Community (Spain).

Methods

Cross-sectional study based on a sample of 5,485 subjects participating in the Health Survey of the Valencia Community. The HLS-EU-Q16 was used. As outcome variables we considered HL categorized into 2 levels: Inadequate or Problematic HL and Sufficient HL and the standardized literacy index. Prevalence rates and HL m

SUBMITTER: Tamayo-Fonseca N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10602755 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature