Objectives Cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian Americans. Chinese
Americans comprise the largest Asian American ethnic group. Low health literacy (LHL) is …

Objectives Empirical evidence regarding cancer screening and health literacy is mixed.
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Asian Americans, yet screening rates are notably …

The authors examined the relationship between low health literacy (LHL), limited English
proficiency (LEP), and meeting current US Preventive Service Task Force colorectal cancer …

Adult literacy is an independent and important predictor of health behavior. In 1993, the
National Adult Literacy Survey conducted by the US Department of Education demonstrated …

For many people limited health literacy is a major barrier to effective preventive health
behavior such as cancer screening, yet a comprehensive health literacy measure that is …

Background An estimated one-half of Americans have limited health literacy skills. Low
literacy has been associated with less receipt of preventive services, but its impact on …

We examined cross-sectional associations of health literacy (HL) with smoking and other
established health indicators among 1,467 African American adults. Data emanated from a …

The effectiveness of a cancer screening program relies on its adherence rate. Health literacy
(HL) has been investigated among the factors that could influence such participation, but the …

Inadequate health literacy has been identified as a barrier to the utilization of health-care
services, including cancer screening. This study examined predictors of health literacy …

Background Many studies have shown that low health literacy (HL) is associated with
several adverse outcomes. In this study, we systematically reviewed the prevalence of low …