Digo Chakraverty|Annika Baumeister|Angela Aldin|Ümran Sema Seven|Ina Monsef|Nicole Skoetz|Christiane Woopen|Elke Kalbe
Gender differences of health literacy in persons with a migration background: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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investigate gender differences health literacy individuals migration backgroundsystematic review metaanalysis ovidmedline psycinfo cinahl searched march 2018 july 2020studies provide health literacy data adult women men migration background collected standardised instrument report results demonstrated collection data health literacy data extracted eligible studies requested respective authors using randomeffects model metaanalysis conducted assess standardised mean differences smds health literacy men women two researchers independently assessed risk bias included study using appraisal tool crosssectional studiestwentyfour studies included systematic review thereof 22 studies 8012 female 5380 male participants included metaanalyses six studies genderspecific health literacy scores reported authors additional 15 studies provided data upon request one study data available online women achieved higher health literacy scores men smd008 95 ci 0002 0159 p004 i265 another 27 studies reported data female participants could included due lack comparable studies male participants authors 56 eligible studies asked data without successmen migration backgroundwhile much less frequently examinedmay lower health literacy women heterogeneity studies high difference became statistically insignificant excluding studies high risk bias result must interpreted caution paucity research social relational aspects gender relation health literacy among people migration background especially mencrd42018085555