Health literacy levels and its determinants among people with asthma in Malaysian primary healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Salim, Hani Syahida, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Lee, Ping Yein, Cheong, Ai Theng, Harrun, Noor Harzana, Mohamed Isa, Salbiah, Pinnock, Hilary
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97505/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97505/; https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-11194-w

Background: Limited health literacy among people with asthma is associated with poor adherence to self-management activities, thus poor clinical outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of health literacy level and its determinants among people with asthma in the Malaysian primary heal...