Associations of health literacy with socioeconomic position, health risk behavior, and health status: a large national population-based survey among Danish adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health literacy concerns the ability of citizens to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Data on the distribution of health literacy in general populations and how health literacy impacts health behavior and general health remains scarce. The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of health literacy levels and associations of health literacy with socioeconomic position, health risk behavior, and health status at a population level.

Methods

A nationwide cross-sectional survey linked to administrative registry data was applied to a randomly selected sample of 15,728 Danish individuals aged ≥25 years. By the short form HLS-EU-Q16 health literacy was measured for the domains of healthcare, disease prevention, and health promotion. Adjusted m

SUBMITTER: Svendsen MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7187482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature