Evidence of a social gradient in health literacy has been found in all reported national
population surveys. Health literacy is a midstream determinant of health but not a panacea …

The internet has become a popular resource to learn about health and to investigate one's
own health condition. However, given the large amount of inaccurate information online …

The objective of this review was to clarify what health literacy represents. A systematic
review with qualitative syntheses was performed (CRD42017065149). Studies concerning …

Background Health literacy concerns the ability of citizens to meet the complex demands of
health in modern society. Data on the distribution of health literacy in general populations …

There is a need to investigate which health information sources are used and trusted by
people with limited health literacy to help identify strategies for addressing knowledge gaps …

Objectives To systematically review and synthesize literature on the relationship between
health literacy and health behaviors in adolescents. Methods Searches in PsychInfo …

Community engagement is crucial to arrest the threat posed by the novel coronavirus
(COVID-19) outbreak. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an …

Governments around the world have adopted national policies and programs to improve
health literacy. This paper examines progress in the development of evidence to support …

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the differences in preventive behaviors of
COVID-19 between urban and rural residents, as well as identify the factors that might …

Nos últimos anos, diferentes estudos têm demonstrado que um nível inadequado de
literacia em saúde pode ter implicações significativas nos resultados em saúde, na …