Laina Runk|Jo Durham|Viengnakhone Vongxay|Vanphanom Sychareun
Measuring health literacy in university students in Vientiane, Lao PDR
University of Queensland|University of Queensland|University of Health Sciences Vientiane|University of Health Sciences Vientiane
health literacy includes knowledge motivation competence person make judgments decisions health information order promote maintain health relation health care disease prevention health promotion role health literacy plays determining health outcomes makes important focus public health research line larger asia wide initiative hlsasia study set measure health literacy lao peoples democratic republic laopdr mixedmethods study design employed hlsasia questionnaire conducted selfadministered survey first year students national university lao pdr vientiane survey complimented indepth vignette style interviews students scores questionnaire showed problematic health literacy levels clear patterns type questions students struggled however responses interviews suggested higher level health literacy findings highlight importance health systems social context health literacy results question appropriateness hls measurement tool broadly suggest health literacy may concept comparable populations social economic health systems measured concurrently