Table 4 shows results of the linear regression analyses with scale means of the two health literacy dimensions as dependent variables.
In parallel, the other literacy dimensions should be developed by stimulating and promoting interaction and implementing contextual confrontation in an educational situation and beyond in everyday life.
All investigated socio-economic characteristics including sex, age, the two measures of ethnicity, education, income, and cohabitation were independently associated with the two investigated health literacy dimensions.
Even though the study applied population weights, a slight overestimate of the levels of the health literacy dimensions is possible, as those with very low literacy skills or poor Danish language skills may not have been able to participate.
Two health literacy dimensions were selected from the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ™): i) Understanding health information well enough to know what to do (5 items), and ii) Ability to actively engage with health care providers (5 items).
In Denmark, around 10 to 20% of the general population perceive difficulties in key health literacy dimensions; ability to understand information well enough to know what to do, and ability to actively engage with healthcare providers.
Furthermore, the well-documented phenomenon of the rapid decline in the health of initially healthy migrants [ 49] may in part be explained by the health literacy dimensions we have identified.
The large sample allowed us to perform a nuanced investigation at both the scale and item level, and to investigate the two health literacy dimensions across several socio-economic factors.
(DOCX 30 kb) Additional file 2: Instructions and operational definitions of the home literacy environment dimensions.
To explore the health literacy and behavior dimension of cardiovascular health in Nepal, in 2010, we established the Jhaukhel-Duwakot health demographic surveillance site (JD-HDSS) in two urbanizing villages located near the capital city of Kathmandu (11).
