Chengxiang Tang|Xueji Wu|Xiongfei Chen|Bingying Pan|Xiaocong Yang
Examining income-related inequality in health literacy and health-information seeking among urban population in China
Guangzhou University|Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Guangzhou University
health literacy healthinformation seeking behaviour hisb play vital roles health outcome improvements study examines extent incomerelated inequality health literacy healthinformation seeking well contributions main socioeconomic determinants china analysed representative data participants aged 18 years well older adults guangzhou community health survey concentration index ci used quantify degree incomerelated inequity health literacy healthinformation seeking probit regression models employed decompose ci contributions factor results showed significant prorich distribution adequate health literacy ci 00602 p 0001 horizontal index hi 00562 p 0001 hisb healthcare professionals ci 0105 p 0001 hi 00965 p 0001 prorich distribution health literacy mainly attributable education background contribution 5476 whereas income inequalities contributed prorich distribution healthinformation seeking among urban population contribution 6253 public interventions china reduce inequality health literacy hisbs among urban population coupled easily accessible information sources health warrant attention policymakers