Hani Salim|Shariff?Ghazali Sazlina|Ping?Yein Lee|Ai Theng Cheong|Noor Harzana Harrun|Salbiah Isa|Hilary Pinnock
Health literacy levels and its determinants among people with asthma in Malaysian primary healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study
Universiti Putra Malaysia|Universiti Putra Malaysia|University of Malaya|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|University of Edinburgh
abstract background limited health literacy among people asthma associated poor adherence selfmanagement activities thus poor clinical outcomes study aimed determine prevalence health literacy level determinants among people asthma malaysian primary healthcare settings method crosssectional study conducted among participants aged gt 18 years asthma attended five primary health clinics malaysia systematic random sampling employed final sample 550 participants questionnaires included validated malay version health literacy scale hls asthma control questionnaire acq statistical analysis done using spss version 25 multiple logistic regression performed determine determinants limited health literacy results participants mean age participants 48 sd154 years participants women 64 malay ethnicity 511 nearly half secondary level education n 112 458 mean duration asthma diagnosis 206 sd 159 years half 625 family history asthma half 509 uncontrolled asthma 873 selfrated controlled asthma third 291 received education asthma action plan 71 owned written version asthma action plan limited health literacy accounts 605 participants significant determinants limited health literacy included lower educational attainment p lt 0001 family history asthma p 0034 lt 20 years duration asthma diagnosis p 0031 receiving asthma action plan education p lt 0001 conclusion study population half people living asthma found limited health literacy associated received selfmanagement education supported asthma action plan future interventions include strategies ensure meet needs people limited health literacy