N Jaafar|Komathi Perialathan|Manimaran Krishnan|Nurashma Juatan|Masitah Ahmad|Teresa Sui Mien Yong|Kamarul Zaman Salleh|Affendi Isa|Suraiya Syed Mohamed|Nor Hanizah Abu Hanit|Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani|Emma Mohamad|Mohammad Zabri Johari
Malaysian Health Literacy: Scorecard Performance from a National Survey
Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|Ministry of Health|National University of Malaysia|Ministry of Health
health literacy indicator societys ability make better health judgements people around study investigated prevalence health literacy among malaysian adults provided overall picture societys current health literacy status previously assessed study also highlighted sociodemographic markers communities limited health literacy may warrant future intervention populationbased selfadministered survey using health literacy survey malaysian questionnaire18 hlsmq18 instrument conducted part national health morbidity survey 2019 malaysia nationwide survey utilized twostaged stratified random sampling method sample 9478 individuals aged 18 drawn living quarter list participated study health literacy score divided three levels limited sufficient excellent findings showed majority malaysian population sufficient health literacy level three domainshealthcare diseases prevention health promotion 491 442 475 respectivelyalbeit leaning towards lower end category average score 355 limited health literacy groups prevalent among respondents older age 68 lower education level 648 lower household income 495 overall health literacy status malaysia categorized lower sufficiency level future health literacy improvements focus communities limited health literacy level improve overall score