Socio-demographic determinants of infectious disease-related health literacy and knowledge in Armenia: Results from a nationwide survey.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The success of health education programs heavily depends on the individuals' ability to comprehend information and apply it when making decisions regarding health. Low health literacy can lead to poor health in the context of both chronic and infectious diseases, as it influences a range of health-related behaviors. Little is known about infectious disease-related health literacy in Armenia and countries of similar socio-economic profiles. We aimed to quantify the levels of infectious disease-related health literacy and knowledge among the Armenian population and explore the underlying socio-economic factors.

Materials and methods

We conducted a nationwide phone survey among 3483 adults selected via stratified two-stage probability proportional to size sampling

SUBMITTER: Sargsyan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11257219 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature