Jesse E Passman, Dang Kim Khue, Quang Nguyen Thanh, William Yi, Deren Temel, Jeffrey L Roberson, Heather Wachtel, Glen N Gaulton, Gail Morrison, Ari D Brooks
Collaborative Development and Implementation of a Hybrid Virtual Surgery Clerkship Curriculum in a Vietnamese Medical School
Journal of surgical education
health literacy hl direct determinant mediator health outcomes research prevalence determinants hl terms functional communicative critical domains scarce state qatar surrounding regions thus study aims fill knowledge gap area estimate levels functional communicative critical health literacy among general adult population identify determinants state qatar analytical crosssectional study disproportionate stratified random sampling technique conducted 2022 representative sample phone numbers obtained cerner database hamad medical corporation approached via welltrained data collectors sociodemographic healthrelevant factor questionnaire validated aspects health literacy scale aahls used collect data functional communicative critical hl determinants descriptive analysis independent sample ttest anova linear regression used yielded outcomes hl levels low adequate high percentages hl determinants total 770 participants included study found 415 293 292 adequate high low overall hl levels consecutively people participated study older adult arabic ethnicity qatari ethnicity lower level education close relatives lower level education lower income nonmigrants living within family sought medical care within last week know chronic disease lower overall hl levels compared groups linear regression analysis participants level education last time sought medical care within last week variable predict overall hl score almost half qatars adult population adequate hl level comparable hl levels regions despite limitation comparison due variation context hl measurement tools used possible determinants amenable factors focus designing hl interventions providing healthcare