Retha Rajah|Mohamed Azmi Hassali|Ching Jou Lim
Health Literacy-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Barriers: A Cross-sectional Study among Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Public Hospitals of Penang, Malaysia
Hospital Seberang Jaya|Universiti Sains Malaysia|Universiti Sains Malaysia|Universiti Sains Malaysia
introduction patients health literacy hl emerged critical determinant health outcomes becoming one core competency health care providerstherefore study aimed assess among malaysian physicians pharmacists nurses hl related knowledge attitude perceived barriers also determine associated factors methods crosssectional study design used enroll six hundred eligible respondents using stratified sampling six public hospitals penang malaysia validated selfadministered questionnaire used data collection descriptive inferential analysis performed statistical significance defined p 005 results response rate 876 526 questionnaires completed 342 poor knowledge half negative attitude 519 towards hl significant differences among physicians pharmacists nurses majority respondents perceived time constraints lack human resources major hl barriers respondents heard term concept hl significantly higher level knowledge p0001 positive attitude p0001 longer service years 11 years significantly contributes higher level hl knowledge among healthcare providers p0028 conclusion study findings supported concern inadequate knowledge substantially negative attitude towards hl among study healthcare providers highest cited barriers time constraint human resources thus efforts improve perspective hl effective patient educators highly advocated