Jessica E Lambert, Wilber Karugahe, Peter K Baguma
Unpacking gender-specific risk and protective factors for mental health status among Congolese refugees in Uganda
European journal of psychotraumatology
cigarette smoking serious global health issue limited studies previously analyzed health literacy components patients undergoing smoking cessation interventions study focuses individuals enrolled smoking cessation services investigates distribution health literacy three domains health care disease prevention health promotion four abilities access understand appraise apply health information study also explores correlation background factors age bmi etc health literacy well differences health literacy levels among different background variables gender etc 228 individuals completed health literacy questionnaire descriptive statistical analysis pearson correlation chisquared test employed investigate various health literacy levels background variables 68 excellent sufficient health literacy total 32 considered problematic inadequate health literacy three domains health literacy participants performed better healthcare domain onethird problematic accessing appraising information paper pilot study providing analysis health literacy components individuals undergoing smoking cessation could serve useful reference devising interventions different population groups trying maximize successful cessation rates