Yangyang Wu, Ting Zhang, Yiyi Wang, Jing Wei, Lei Huang, Jie Yang, Hong Sun
Spatial heterogeneity in health risks of illness-related absenteeism associated with PM2.5 exposure for elementary students
Environmental research
study aimed assess levels correlates health literacy among refugees crosssectional study design health literacy assessed facetoface interviews eight primary healthcare centers phcs mount lebanon questionnaire consisted arabic functional health literacy scale short version european health literacy survey hlseuq16 socioeconomic questions sex age nationality marital status educational level ability pay medical fees phcs healthrelated questions selfperceived health longterm illness recent visit health care freedom make health decisions statistical analyses performed evaluate association functional health literacy fhl comprehensive health literacy chl potential explanatory variables 263 participants 616 females mean age 3849 1280 years 521 inadequate fhl 357 inadequate chl likelihood inadequate chl higher refugees ever married odds ratio 2794 95 confidence interval ci 11876576 average ability pay medical expenses phc 4562 95 ci 155413393 odds inadequate fhl lower refugees level education 0211 95 ci 00770580 furthermore perceived lack freedom make personal health decisions associated inadequate levels chl 5195 95 ci 269310022 fhl 4676 95 ci 26108376 health messages delivery tailored refugee health literacy levels initiatives seek improve refugee interaction health system promote uptake available health services facilitate healthrelated decisionmaking daily life