Health literacy assessment of individuals with and without Chagas disease: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chagas disease (CD) is neglected that affects vulnerable individuals, whose majority has low ability to understand health information.

Objectives

To assess health literacy and its association with sociodemographic, clinical, and quality of life (QoL) characteristics.

Design and setting

A cross-sectional study the participants with Chagas disease (ChD) were identified through serological diagnosis during blood donation, while those without the disease were seronegative blood donors.

Methods

Health literacy was assessed using the SALPHA-18 tool and grouped into three categories: adequate, inadequate, or illiterate. Descriptive analysis was performed for categorical and quantitative variables, and ordinal logistic regression models assuming proportional

SUBMITTER: Baldoni NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653836 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature