Cross-sectional study examines health literacy levels tied to education, demographics, and occupation in adults, suggesting the need for tailored educational strategies.
Key Points
This study aims to assess health literacy levels among adults in Kerman and identify associated factors.
Conducted cross-sectional study with 1,323 participants via multi-stage sampling.
Utilized the Iranian Health Literacy Questionnaire to evaluate various health literacy domains.
Calculated descriptive indices and confidence intervals for health literacy scores.
Mean age of participants was 38.05 years; average health literacy score was 12.7 out of 20.
36.8% of participants demonstrated adequate health literacy.
Higher health literacy is significantly associated with university education, female gender, and permanent employment.
Mean health literacy score decreased with increasing age.