Open AccessLevel of Patient Health Literacy and Associated Factors Among Adult Admitted Patients at Public Hospitals of West Shoa Oromia, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Yonas Gurmu Dugasa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
patient preference and adherence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885
H-Index - 48
ISSN - 1177-889X
DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s357741
Subject(s) - health literacy , medicine , public health , family medicine , christian ministry , literacy , health care , health education , nursing , psychology , philosophy , pedagogy , theology , economics , economic growth
Health literacy is a capacity of individual to gain knowledge that helps to use health information in different levels as needed for self-management and to communicate with health providers. Health literacy has a significant impact on patient health outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess level of patient health literacy and associated factors among adult admitted patients at public hospitals of West Shoa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.