Haleh Heizomi|Zeynab Iraji|Rogayeh Vaezi|Devender Bhalla|Donald E. Morisky|Haidar Nadrian
&lt;p&gt;Gender Differences in the Associations Between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Hypertension: A Population-Based Survey in Heris County, Iran&lt;/p&gt;
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences|Tabriz University of Medical Sciences|Tabriz University of Medical Sciences|University of Bangui|UCLA Health|Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
examined genderbased associations health literacy hl selfreported medication adherence meda among patients primary hypertension phtnthe subjects recruited general population health centers heris county east azarbaijan adults 30 years age phtn stage gender without comorbid illness underwent detailed facetoface interview used valid questionnaires hl meda hierarchical regression done establish association meda sociodemographic variables nine hl domains gender statistical procedures also donea total 300 486 males mean age 56793 subjects participated 430 uneducated 730 moderate socioeconomic status 680 poor hl 70 maintained high adherence men better reading skills p0002 accessing p001 using p002 health information women better health knowledge p0004 average regression estimate standard deviation hl meda 037009 lower among men 0361011 women 0396008 p0003 upon hierarchical regression association hl meda significant communication decisionmaking skills alone among men 345 women 406 individuallyhl substantial association meda among htn men women particularly communication decisionmaking considerations gender differences association confirmed interventional studies help make hl formal mitigating strategy meda public health goals