Effect of Health Literacy on Antiviral Treatment of Hepatitis B: Instrumental Variable Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China is a country with a high burden of hepatitis B (Hep B) but a low treatment rate. One of the key reasons for the low treatment rate is the inadequate health literacy (HL) of the people, which may affect the awareness and knowledge of Hep B and its treatment, as well as the ability to actively and correctly seek medical resources.

Objective

This study analyzed how HL contributed to the scale-up of antiviral treatment of Hep B in China. We expect that the findings of this study could be used to inform resource allocation for health education and other approaches intending to improve the HL of the Chinese population, thus facilitating the nationwide scale-up of Hep B treatment and contributing to the achievement of the 2030 goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as

SUBMITTER: Cheng H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11665480 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature