Utility of medicines information leaflets in hypertensive care in a setting with low health literacy: A cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Mtungwazi Kudzinesta, Mwangana Mubita, Francis Kalemeera, Brian Godman, Ester Hango, Dan Kibuule |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Medicine Access @ Point of Care, Vol 4 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2399-2026 23992026 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2399202620910031 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Higher levels of health literacy improve utilization of health information, medication adherence and outcomes. Few studies evaluate the utility of medicines information in hypertensive care in settings with low health literacy. Aim: To determine the level of health literacy and utility of medicines information leaflets (MILs) among hypertensive patients in public health care in Namibia. Methods: A hospital-based survey among hypertensive patients receiving care at a referral hospital in Namibia from the 8 June 2018 to 29 June 2018. Patient’s health literacy and utility of MIL were assessed using three literacy tools and a survey questionnaire. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic content analysis for factors associate with the utility of the MIL. Results: Of the 139 patients, 63% were female and the mean age was 45.7 (range: 19.0–84.0) years. Over 85.6% had of low literacy skills (Rapid Estimate of Literacy in Medicine (REALM) score |
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