Health literacy, health outcomes and community health worker utilization: a cohort study in HIV primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with HIV (PWH) have complex needs, and those with limited health literacy consistently have poorer HIV-related knowledge and health outcomes. One strategy to facilitate better outcomes for PWH is the inclusion of community health workers (CHWs) into care teams. This cohort study examines the effect of health literacy on clinical outcomes and utilization of CHW services among PWH enrolled in a CHW intervention. The secondary aim is to characterize most common purposes of CHW encounters.

Methods

PWH (n = 209) enrolled in a CHW intervention with completed 6-month follow-up evaluation visits were included. Health literacy level was measured at baseline with the BRIEF tool and categorized into inadequate, marginal, and adequate health literacy. Adjusted logistic

SUBMITTER: Freibott CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578207 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature