Marian Patricia Bea U Francisco, Maria Veronica T Perez, Baby Ruth Evelina C Reyes
Teaching Literacy to Filipino Deaf Students in Multilingual Classrooms Amid a Pandemic
American annals of the deaf
health literacy capacity individual gain knowledge helps use health information different levels needed selfmanagement communicate health providers health literacy significant impact patient health outcomes aim study assess level patient health literacy associated factors among adult admitted patients public hospitals west shoa zone oromia ethiopia crosssectional quantitative study carried among adult admitted patients public hospitals west shoa oromia ethiopia intervieweradministered health literacy questionnaire hlq instrument tool used assess patients health literacy statistical analysis performed using spss windows program version 21 total 403 patients participated study majority participants males 235 583 aged 4059 years n 164 407 overall 591 n 238 participants high health literacy respondents grade 12 tertiary 245 times likely high health literacy aor 245 95 ci 121 498 compared respondents able read write participants age greater equal sixty 65 less likely high health literacy aor 035 95 ci 018 070 forty percent participants low health literacy age education significant factors health literacy ethiopian ministry health oromia regional health bureau west shoa zonal office healthcare professionals provide intervention enhancing level health literacy mass media written material