Measuring the health literacy level of Arabic speaking population in Saudi Arabia using translated health literacy instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy is an essential predictor of health status, disease control and adherence to medications.

Objectives

The study goals were to assess the health literacy level of the general population in Saudi Arabia using translated Gulf Arabic version of the short-version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) tests and to measure the relationship between health literacy and education level.

Methods

The study was a cross-sectional with a convenience sample of 123 participants from the general population in Riyadh. Data were collected using the modified (Gulf) Arabic versions of both S-TOFHLA and SILS. Fisher's Exact test was used to measure the difference of the health literacy scores accordi

SUBMITTER: Alkhaldi TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6207362 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature