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Education Level as a Predictor for Health Literacy Levels in a Rural Community Health Centre

A Cross-Sectional Study

Authors
Fahrin Ramadan Andiwijaya1, 2, *, Hamsu Kadriyan3, 4, Arfi Syamsun5
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, Indonesia
2MSc Public Health Student at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK
3Department ENT-HN, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, Indonesia
4West Nusa Tenggara General Hospital, Indonesia
5Faculty of Medicine, University of Mataram, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: fahrin.andiwijaya@outlook.com
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Fahrin Ramadan Andiwijaya
Available Online 21 February 2022.
DOI
10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.051How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Health Literacy; Community; Health Centre; Indonesia
Abstract

Health literacy is an important determinant in individual health and public health. However, evidence suggests that there are still disparities in health literacy levels between different socio-economic and education backgrounds. This study aims to look at level of education as a predictor for achieving a certain health literacy level. This study used a cross-sectional design. The study was conducted in Ngempit Village, in the district of Pasuruan, East Java. The participants were registered patients at the Ngempit Community Health Centre (PUSKESMAS). Data were collected through interviews and surveys utilising a translated and adapted version of Health Literacy Survey Europe with ten short questions (HLS-EU-SQ10-IDN). Spearman’s correlation was used to see the correlation between variables and a causal model logistic regression was built to estimate the association of education on health literacy after controlling for confounders. A total of 60 participants were included in the study. Having only achieved primary education is associated with 5 times the odds (95% CI: 0.31 - 92.2, p:0.253) of problematic or inadequate health literacy levels compared to participants achieving at least high-school education.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd Global Health and Innovation in conjunction with 6th ORL Head and Neck Oncology Conference (ORLHN 2021)
Series
Advances in Health Sciences Research
Publication Date
21 February 2022
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10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.051
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2468-5739
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10.2991/ahsr.k.220206.051How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press International B.V.
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