Ricarda Oehme, Angelika Sabine Sandholzer-Yilmaz, Marcus Heise, Thomas Frese, Thomas Fankhaenel
Utilization of point-of-care tests among general practitioners, a cross-sectional study
BMC primary care
work aimed explore validity south african pictograms comprehended subsaharan migrant populations spain quantitative crosssectional study carried voluntary survey conducted among population 18 years age temporary stay centre immigrants located spain june 2022 form included culturally linguistically validated version health literacy questionnaire hlseuq16 brief questionnaire sociodemographic variables 10 south african pictograms selected assess comprehension according international organization standardization pictogram must receive 6670 correct answers acceptable mannwhitney u kruskalwallis tests used assess differences group variables statistical significance set p 005 55 subsaharan migrants newly arrived europe voluntarily agreed participate none pictograms evaluated met validity criterion selected pictograms range correct answers 5250 2000 neither sociodemographic variables health literacy level significantly associated pictogram comprehensibility new culturally sensitive pictograms easily comprehended subsaharan african population needed results may serve starting point future studies aim create evaluate new pictograms create new culturally adapted versions existing pictograms involving target population