J.Dennis Fortenberry
Relation of health literacy to gonorrhoea related care
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis
assess relation health literacy receipt screening test gonorrhoea past yearstudy design multisite cross sectional survey subjects enrolled clinics community based organisations street intercept data obtained using face face interview dependent variable self reported receipt test gonorrhoea past year health literacy measured rapid estimate adult literacy medicine realm recoded represent 8th grade lower reading 9th grade higher reading level statistical analyses adjusted account selection bias literacy assessment54 sample reported least one gonorrhoea test previous year 65 sample read 9th grade level higher realm score moderately correlated respondents years education adjustment missing realm data past suspicion gonorrhoea self inspection gonorrhoea self efficacy care seeking realm score 9th grade reading level higher younger age independently associated gonorrhoea testing previous year average respondent realm reading grade level 9th grade higher associated 10 increase probability gonorrhoea test past yearlow literacy appears pose barrier care sexually transmitted infections gonorrhoea