Examining health literacy in the Danish general population: a cross-sectional study on the associations between individual factors and healthcare-seeking behaviour.

ABSTRACT: Knowledge about health literacy challenges among the general population is valuable for initiatives targeting social inequity in health. We investigated health literacy in various population groups and the impact of healthcare-seeking behaviour by analysing the associations between (i) lifestyle, socioeconomics, self-rated health, chronic disease, and health literacy and (ii) symptom burden, contact to general practitioner (GP), and health literacy. In total, 27 488 individuals participated in a population-based survey. Questionnaire data comprised information about symptoms, GP contact, lifestyle, self-rated health, chronic disease, and four aspects of health literacy: feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers, having sufficient information about health, having social suppo

SUBMITTER: Sætre LMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11631385 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature