Wenna Wang|Yulin Zhang|Beilei Lin|Yongxia Mei|Zhiguang Ping|Zhenxiang Zhang
The Urban-Rural Disparity in the Status and Risk Factors of Health Literacy: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Central China
Zhengzhou University|Henan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Zhengzhou University|Zhengzhou University|Zhengzhou University|Zhengzhou University
health literacy ability individuals access process understand health information make decisions regarding treatment health whole critical maintain improve public health however health literacy urban rural populations china little known thus study aims assess status health literacy explore differences possible determinants eg socioeconomic factors among urban rural populations henan china crosssectional study 78646 participants recruited populous province central china multistage random sampling design chinese resident health literacy scale adopted measure health literacy respondents participants level health literacy 1021 central china significantly lower national average big gap identified urban rural populations 1692 vs 809 noticeable difference reported different aspects health issues health literacy urban rural populations health literacy level lower lower levels education significant difference identified level health literacy among people different ages occupations urban rural areas note rural areas long residents educated higher odds exhibit basic health literacy uneducated rural areas compared aged 15 24 years residents aged 45 54 years 084695 ci 0730 0981 55 64 years 071695 ci 0614 0836 65 years 0679 95 ci 0567 0812 846 716 679 respectively less likely exhibit basic health literacy considering lower health literacy among rural residents compared urban counterparts reorientation health policymaking chinese rural areas recommended study suggests urbanrural disparity health literacy risk factors considered implementing health literacy promotion intervention