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

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 …

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 …

This study estimated health status by low health literacy and limited English proficiency
alone and in combination for Latino, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and White respondents …

Background Health literacy is a marker for how patients obtain, comprehend, communicate,
and apply complex health information. Few studies exist on determinants of low health …

Background: According to recent US census data, 52 million people reported speaking a
language other than English at home, and almost 45% of this population reported limited …

Using a multidimensional assessment of health literacy (the Cancer Message Literacy Test-
Listening, the Cancer Message Literacy Test-Reading, and the Lipkus Numeracy Scale), the …

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 …

The current study examined the sociodemographic and psychosocial variables that
predicted being at risk for low health literacy among a population of racially and ethnically …

This article examines the relationship between literacy and colorectal cancer (CRC)
screening knowledge, beliefs, and experiences, with a focus on fecal occult blood tests …