Tuyen Van Duong|Thao Thanh Nguyen|Khue M. Pham|Kien Trung Nguyen|Manh H. Giap|Thanh Tran|Chi X. Nguyen|Shwu Huey Yang|Chien Tien Su
Validation of the Short-Form Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-SF12) and Its Determinants among People Living in Rural Areas in Vietnam
Taipei Medical University|Hue University|Hai phong University Of Medicine and Pharmacy|Hai Phong University|Hanoi School Of Public Health|Hanoi University|Taipei Medical University|Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital|Viet Duc Hospital|Taipei Medical University|Taipei Medical University Hospital|Taipei Medical University Hospital|Taipei Medical University
background health literacy hl important factor improving health inequalities poor marginalized groups assessing comprehensive hl critical study validated use comprehensive shortform hl survey tool hlssf12 examined determinants hl among people rural areas methods crosssectional study conducted july 2019 440 people residing mountainous areas vietnam health literacy measured using hlssf12 personal characteristics also collected analyzed data using confirmatory factor analysis internal consistency analysis regression analysis results questionnaire demonstrated good construct validity satisfactory goodnessoffit indices itemscale convergent validity tool reliable homogeneous cronbachs alpha 079 floorceiling effects people married lower hl regression coefficient b 312 95 confidence interval ci 569 056 p 0017 compared never married higher education attainment b 341 1044 p 0001 better ability pay medication b 417 989 p 0001 tendency view healthrelated tvradio often b 523 615 p 0001 associated higher hl conclusions hlssf12 valid survey tool evaluation hl rural populations number personal characteristics strongly associated hl