Most Egyptians Have Heard of HIV, Yet Only 14 Percent Accept People Living With the Virus
A nationally representative survey of 16,671 Egyptians aged 15 to 59 found that 74.3 percent had heard of HIV, but ...
Tag: health literacy
Health Literacy and Adherence Linked to Perceived Doctor Interaction Effectiveness
A cross-sectional study of 422 primary care patients in Türkiye found that higher health literacy and treatment adherence were positively ...
Nutrition Literacy Linked to Adolescent Eating Behaviour in Ho Municipality Study
A cross-sectional study of 494 senior high school students in the Ho Municipality, Ghana, found that nutrition literacy was significantly ...
Three Latent Classes of Physical Limitations Identified Among Older Vietnamese Adults
A study of national survey data from Vietnam identified three consistent latent classes of physical limitations among older adults characterized ...
Community Health Worker Training Boosted Patient Portal Use Among People With HIV in Pilot Study
A pilot study found that a one-time, 30-minute community health worker training session significantly increased how people with HIV used ...
Medication Problems Affect Most Diabetes-Hypertension Patients in Southwest Ethiopia, Study Finds
A prospective observational study of 168 patients at a tertiary hospital in southwest Ethiopia found that 79.2 percent experienced medication ...
Most arrhythmia patients search online for health information, survey finds
A Swiss survey of 112 arrhythmia clinic patients found that 65.2 percent sought health information online, mainly to complement rather ...
Scoping review maps three decades of research on young males’ sexual health literacy
A scoping review of 48 studies published between 1990 and 2024 finds mostly US-based, quantitative research on young males' sexual ...
Somali women in Minnesota face layered barriers to cervical cancer screening
A community-engaged mixed methods study in southeast Minnesota finds that fear, mistrust and limited health literacy deter Somali women from ...
Five Forms of Capital Map Older Adults’ Digital Health Information Divide
A Bayesian network analysis of 535 older adults links five forms of capital to health information behavior, with cultural capital ...
A nurse-facilitated gamified health literacy intervention for substance use prevention among borderland ethnic school children in Northern Thailand: a preliminary quasi-experimental study
A six-week nurse-facilitated gamified health literacy program was associated with short-term improvements in health literacy and lower self-reported alcohol risk ...
Cervical Cancer Knowledge Gaps Persist Among Pakistani Medical Students, Survey Finds
A survey of 163 medical-related students at the University of Lahore found that only 42 percent recognized HPV as a ...
Modern contraceptive uptake in Ugandan border district stays below national average
A cross-sectional study of 690 women in Kisoro District, Uganda, finds modern contraceptive prevalence at 27.3 percent, below the national ...
Turkish online information on premature ejaculation is hard to read and often unreliable, study finds
A cross-sectional study of 65 Turkish-language websites found most were difficult to read, of modest quality, and rarely transparent about ...
Health literacy varies widely among women after breast cancer surgery, study finds
A cross-sectional study of 59 women after breast cancer surgery found that health literacy varied widely and was associated with ...
Many surgical patients hold misconceptions about postoperative complications, Syrian study finds
A survey of 306 surgical patients in Aleppo found that 72.9 percent believed strict adherence to postoperative care guarantees prevention ...
Diet-Focused Vitamin D Classes Boost Knowledge and Habits in Medical Students: RCT
A randomized controlled trial of 132 Iranian medical science students found that four diet-focused sessions significantly improved vitamin D-related knowledge, ...
High Self-Medication Rates Among Deaf Adults in Ghana’s Ashanti Region
A cross-sectional study reveals high prevalence of self-medication and antibiotic misuse among Deaf adults in Ghana, driven by attitudinal factors ...
ChatGPT Outperforms Google Search on Accuracy for Parent Questions About Tetralogy of Fallot
A cross-sectional study found ChatGPT-5.5 responses scored higher for reviewer-rated accuracy and educational quality than Google search output, but were ...
Marriage, Health Literacy Tied to Better HIV Treatment Adherence in Southeast Iran Study
A cross-sectional study of 120 people living with HIV in southeast Iran links marriage, health literacy, healthier lifestyle, and fewer ...
