Rocco Palumbo
Discussing the Effects of Poor Health Literacy on Patients Facing HIV: A Narrative Literature Review
University of Salerno
background scholars describe poor health literacy silent epidemic challenging functioning healthcare systems world health literacy mainly meant individual trait concerns ability obtain process understand basic health information order effectively navigate health system low health literate patients perceive poor selfefficacy dealing health conditions willing involved provision care show larger risks hospitalization mortality aware determinants wellbeing hence limited health literacy associated inadequate management longterm conditions nonetheless several authors argue health literacy overlooked factor dealing hiv methods study aimed discussing effects poor health literacy people living hiv drawing findings narrative literature review involved 41 papers retrieved databases scopuselsevier pubmed results scientific literature consistent dealing relationship health literacy hiv treatment example health literate patients seem better understand health conditions hand people living poor health literacy likely report higher compliance providers prescriptions blindly trusting healthcare professionals conclusions poor health literacy social barrier access healthcare services appropriate health treatment among patients living hiv tailored interventions aimed enhancing health skills patients affected hiv infection improve ability navigate health system