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Health literacy and e-health literacy among Arabic-speaking migrants in Sweden: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
AbstractBackgroundHealth inequities arise when the public cannot access and understand health information in an easy, accessible, and understandable way. Evidence supports that health literacy (HL) is a determinant for health outcomes, and when HL is limited this may have a major impact on morbidity as well as mortality.
Bergman, Lina   +4 more
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E-health literacy of secondary school students in Saudi Arabia

open access: yesInformatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2022
Background: The internet has become the most important source for information access across the globe. However, it is essential that the users need a few essential skills and knowledge tips for identifying reliable sources of information, analyzing and ...
Hala Alhodaib
doaj   +1 more source

Literacy, learning and health - a social practices view of health literacu [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In this paper, I use a social practices view of literacy to challenge dominant conceptions of health literacy. Health literacy is frequently defined as an abstract skill that can be measured through individual performance tests.
Papen, Uta
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Survey of E-Health Literacy among Employees of State-Owned Banks in Tehran During 2020 [PDF]

open access: yesSavād-i Salāmat, 2020
Background & Objective:  Developing new Information and Communication technologies has had a significant effect on all of science and knowledge area, including health science.
Aref Riahi, Afshin Mousavi Chelak
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers To Achieving E-Health Literacy

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Health Sciences (AJHS), 2013
E-health literacy is the ability to gather and appropriately process health information retrieved online. Like traditional health literacy, higher levels of e-health literacy may work to support health decision making and thereby improve health outcomes.
Niya Werts, Laurencia Hutton-Rogers
openaire   +2 more sources

Health Literacy and Universal Precautions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
http://cmspulse.org/community-initiatives/disparities-national-coordinating-center/training-education/health-literacy/documents/Health-Literacy-and-Universal-Precautions-w-logo ...
Silva, Izione
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Health literacy and e-health literacy among Arabic speaking migrants in Sweden

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Background Health inequities arise when the public cannot access and understand health information in an easy, accessible, and understandable way, which may be partly due to limited health literacy (HL). Migrants may have limited HL. A subgroup that may have limited HL is migrants. This study
J Wångdahl   +4 more
openaire   +1 more source

Health Literacy: Improving Health, Health Systems, and Health Policy Around the World - Workshop Summary [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
http://iom.edu/Reports/2013/Health-Literacy-Improving-Health-Health-Systems-and-Health-Policy-Around-the-World.aspx?utm_medium=etmail&utm_source=Institute%20of%20Medicine&utm_campaign=07.12.13+New+Report+-+Health+Literacy&utm_content ...
Hernandez, Lyla M.
core   +1 more source

An Appraisal of e-Health Information Literacy of Students

open access: yes, 2021
{"references": ["Adil A, Usman A, Khan NM, et al. (2021) Adolescent health literacy: factors effecting usage and expertise of digital health literacy among universities students in Pakistan. BMC Public Health 2021 21:1 21(1). BioMed Central: 1\u20136. DOI: 10.1186/S12889-020- 10075-Y.
Sohal, Gurpreet Singh   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Building a Health Literacy Indicator from Angola Demographic and Health Survey in 2015/2016 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Funding Information: We selected information from 19,785 adults aged 15–49 years old who responded to the survey. Data were collected between October 2015 and March 2016. The survey was conducted in all Angola provinces in Portuguese [25].
Martins, Maria Rosário Oliveira   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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