Open Access<p>The Association of Health Literacy Level with Self-Care Behaviors and Glycemic Control in a Low Education Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran</p>
Author(s) -
Khalil Maleki Chollou,
Saber Gaffari-fam,
Towhid Babazadeh,
Amin Daemi,
Ali Bahadori,
Sohrab Heidari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s253607
Subject(s) - glycemic , cross sectional study , population , medicine , logistic regression , gerontology , health literacy , diabetes mellitus , health care , type 2 diabetes mellitus , psychology , demography , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , sociology , economic growth , economics
Promoting Health Literacy (HL) can be a priority in strategic healthcare planning of the countries. Low HL is prevalent in some societies which make barriers to successful self-care of diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the association of HL with self-care behaviors and glycemic control in a low education population with type 2 diabetes mellitus.