Monika Sahoo|Charu Kohli|Jugal Kishore
Health Literacy Levels among Outpatients at a Tertiary Hospital in Delhi, India
Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College|Maulana Azad Medical College
background health literacy defined cognitive social skills determine motivation ability individuals gain access understand use information ways promote maintain good health study conducted determine health literacy levels associated factors among patients attending outpatient departments tertiary care hospital delhi methods hospitalbased crosssectional study carried tertiary care teaching hospital delhi period four months total 150 patients included study fifty patients diabetes clinics 50 patients hypertension clinics 50 patients anemia antenatal outpatient department opd selected using convenience sampling method data analyzed using epi info software statistical analysis conducted chisquare test fishers exact test p values less 005 considered significant results 50 diabetic subjects 37 74 understood information blood sugar levels explained doctor similar results found among hypertensive subjects well furthermore education status significantly associated health literacy terms understanding regimen medications significant association seen age sex education conclusion education status age gender important determinants health literacy results support innovative strategies communication used improve health literacy among patients