Doris Schaeffer|Eva-Maria Berens|Dominique Vogt|Svea Gille|Lennert Griese|Judith Klinger|Klaus Hurrelmann
Health literacy in Germany
Hertie School|Bielefeld University|University of Cologne
studies shown health literacy german population low aim article analyze current developments health literacy basis recent datathe health literacy survey germany 2 hlsger 2 representative quantitative survey germanspeaking resident population germany aged 18 carried december 2019 january 2020 paper assisted personal oral interview papi data health literacy socio demographic characteristics acquired internationally coordinated questionnaire instrument measuring general health literacy consisted 47 questions reflect individuals ability access understand appraise apply healthrelated information associations general health literacy sociodemographic factors analyzed using bivariate multivariate statistical tests588 participants low health literacy characterized rating least onethird questions difficult difficult many respondents stated difficulties accessing 483 understanding 477 applying 535 information even 747 reported difficulties appraising information correlation coefficients reveal health literacy weakly associated following variables age sex social status literacy level education financial deprivation migration background presence one chronic diseasesthe findings hlsger 2 highlight need action pro moting health literacy healthcare system explanation variance low presumably important determinants health literacy taken account studies performed investigate societal conditions supplying health information example social personal characteristics