[Environmental risks and health literacy: a systematic review].

ABSTRACT:

Background

Environmental factors can play an important role in pathogenesis. However, the understanding of the relationship between environmental risks and health in the general population appears to be poor. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the state of research on the relationship between health literacy (HL) or environmental health literacy (EHL) and environmental risks differentiated by the researched environmental risks, the affected population, the measurement and level of HL or EHL, and their interaction with other variables.

Methods

A systematic literature search was conducted using the Pubmed, Scopus, and LIVIVO databases. Original studies in German or English that investigated HL or EHL in the context of an environmental risk or pollutant in a popul

SUBMITTER: Pfleger E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10776732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature