Health Literacy and Migrant Communities in Primary Health Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The promotion of health literacy of the population in a situation of migration, in the community, is a fundamental field of intervention in health promotion, for the reduction of inequalities in access to health care services. It is increasingly necessary to make health care services more equitable for migrant populations. The aim of the study was to characterize the level of health literacy of the population in a migrant situation, attending a primary health care unit in the Lisbon region, to identify priority areas for community intervention that will become the focus of intervention and contribute to the increase in the health literacy levels in this population.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out by applying the Health Literacy Survey (ILS-PT) to

SUBMITTER: Medina P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8818741 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature