Yaofei Xie|Mengdi Ma|Yanan Zhang|Xiaodong Tan
Factors associated with health literacy in rural areas of Central China: structural equation model
Wuhan Donghu University|Wuhan University|Wuhan Blood Center|Wuhan Donghu University|Wuhan University|Wuhan Donghu University|Wuhan University
health literacy strong predictor health status study develops tests structural equation model explore factors associated health literacy level rural residents central china participants recruited countylevel city central china n 1164 facetoface interviews conducted complete selfdesigned questionnaire participant questionnaire included items 1 demographic information 2 socioeconomic status 3 health literacy participants mplus analyses performed evaluate proposed model final model showed good fit data demographic characteristics ie age bmi residence socioeconomic status ie monthly income occupation education level significantly associated health literacy level effects two variables 0277 p 005 0615 p 0001 respectively model explained 702 variance health literacy health literacy significantly associated age bmi distance residence nearest medical institution monthly income occupation education level whereas socioeconomic status dominant predictor health literacy level targeting factors might helpful allocating health resources rationally performing health promotion work