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Improving health literacy in refugee populations
Author(s) -
Riggs Elisha,
Yelland Jane,
DuellPiening Philippa,
Brown Stephanie J
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja15.01112
Subject(s) - literacy , citation , refugee , medicine , sociology , library science , history , pedagogy , computer science , archaeology
doi: 10.5694/mja15.01112 Hunderstand basic health information and health services to make appropriate decisions about their health. Low health literacy is inextricably linked to poor health outcomes. Individuals with limited health literacy have higher rates of illness and more hospitalisations. Acquiring good health is a process that requires access to health care and health knowledge to inform positive health behaviour coupled with ongoing access to necessary resources.