Health literacy of adults with and without arterial hypertension
| Autor: | Fernanda Moura Borges, Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima, Paulo César de Almeida, Neiva Francenely Cunha Vieira, Ana Larissa Gomes Machado |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol 72, Iss 3, Pp 646-653 |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1984-0446 0034-7167 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0366 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Objective: Assess the level of health literacy of adults, with and without hypertension, treated in three basic health units (UBS) in Picos, Piauí. Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 357 adults. Data were collected using a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables, and literacy was assessed by the Test of Functional Literacy in Adults. Descriptive analysis was performed followed by the association between literacy and exposure variables with Pearson’s chi-squared (X2) test and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: Inadequate or marginal health literacy was found in three units investigated (71.5%; 77.8% and 85.2%);. Age and the years of schooling were factors associated with inadequate literacy in adults with hypertension (p |
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