Health literacy research in Malaysia: a systematic review

• Main Authors: Abdullah, Adina, Salim, Hani Syahida, Ng, Chirk Jenn, Liew, Su May
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71517/1/Health%20literacy%20research%20in%20Malaysia%20a%20systematic%20review.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/71517/

Introduction: Health literacy has emerged as an important determinant of health and a key component of self-care and patient centered medicine. In Malaysia, the recent National Health Morbidity Survey found that the adult l health literacy level was worryingly low. Local research in health literacy...