Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Health Literacy: A Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Population and Sampling Design
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Risk Factor | OR (95% CI) | p Value | |
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Education level | |||
Primary school or below (reference) | |||
Junior high school | 0.560 (0.127, 2.461) | 0.443 | |
High school/technical college | 0.190 (0.045, 0.806) | 0.024 | |
University or above | 0.140 (0.033, 0.599) | 0.008 | |
Occupation | |||
Technical/professional (reference) | |||
Commercial/service | 1.642 (0.995, 2.710) | 0.052 | |
Students | 2.276 (0.834, 6.211) | 0.108 | |
Manual | 2.413 (1.302, 4.470) | 0.005 | |
Unemployed/others | 2.470 (1.237, 4.934) | 0.010 | |
Annual household income | |||
¥0–¥49,999 (reference) | |||
¥50,000–¥99,999 | 0.681 (0.342, 1.355) | 0.273 | |
¥100,000–¥14,999 | 0.507 (0.255, 1.010) | 0.053 | |
≥¥150,000 | 0.432 (0.213, 0.874) | 0.020 |
Characteristics | Number (%) a | Health Literacy Score | Prevalence of Low Health Literacy | |||
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Mean ± SD | p Value | Number (%) b | p Value | |||
Gender | Male | 648 (47.6%) | 41.87 ± 9.75 | 0.876 | 547 (84.4%) | 0.944 |
Female | 712 (52.4%) | 41.96 ± 9.68 | 602 (84.6%) | |||
Age group | 15–35 | 353 (26.0%) | 44.07 ± 9.00 | <0.001 | 270 (76.5%) | <0.001 |
36–59 | 662 (48.7%) | 42.34 ± 9.06 | 566 (85.5%) | |||
60–69 | 345 (25.4%) | 38.91 ± 10.85 | 313 (90.7%) | |||
Education level | Primary school or below | 77 (5.7%) | 35.39 ± 10.72 | <0.001 | 75 (97.4%) | <0.001 |
Junior high school | 396 (29.1%) | 38.70 ± 9.66 | 376 (94.9%) | |||
High school/technical college | 391 (28.8%) | 42.32 ± 9.16 | 330 (84.4%) | |||
University or above | 496 (36.5%) | 45.19 ± 8.66 | 368 (74.2%) | |||
Occupation c | Technical/professional | 85 (6.2%) | 45.57 ± 8.40 | <0.001 | 56 (65.9%) | <0.001 |
Commercial/service | 598 (44.0%) | 43.61 ± 9.64 | 477 (79.8%) | |||
Students | 39 (2.9%) | 44.36 ± 7.30 | 33 (84.6%) | |||
Manual | 460 (33.8%) | 40.01 ± 9.38 | 423 (92.0%) | |||
Unemployed/others | 178 (13.1%) | 38.92 ± 10.09 | 160 (89.9%) | |||
Annual household income d | ¥0–¥49,999 | 187 (13.8%) | 38.30 ± 9.92 | <0.001 | 176 (94.1%) | <0.001 |
¥50,000–¥99,999 | 491 (36.1%) | 40.57 ± 9.51 | 436 (88.8%) | |||
¥100,000–¥14,999 | 396 (29.1%) | 43.18 ± 9.54 | 322 (81.3%) | |||
≥¥150,000 | 286 (21.0%) | 44.87 ± 9.01 | 215 (75.2%) | |||
Prevalence of a non-communicable chronic disease | ||||||
Yes | 383 (28.2%) | 40.32 ± 10.00 | <0.001 | 340 (88.8%) | 0.006 | |
No | 977 (71.8) | 42.55 ± 9.53 | 809 (82.8%) |
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Wu, Y.; Wang, L.; Cai, Z.; Bao, L.; Ai, P.; Ai, Z. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Health Literacy: A Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060628
Wu Y, Wang L, Cai Z, Bao L, Ai P, Ai Z. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Health Literacy: A Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(6):628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060628
Chicago/Turabian StyleWu, Ying, Lu Wang, Zhongyuan Cai, Luqi Bao, Pu Ai, and Zisheng Ai. 2017. "Prevalence and Risk Factors of Low Health Literacy: A Community-Based Study in Shanghai, China" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 6: 628. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14060628