Title |
Health literacy of Dutch adults: a cross sectional survey
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-179 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Iris van der Heide, Jany Rademakers, Maarten Schipper, Mariël Droomers, Kristine Sørensen, Ellen Uiters |
Abstract |
Relatively little knowledge is available to date about health literacy among the general population in Europe. It is important to gain insights into health literacy competences among the general population, as this might contribute to more effective health promotion and help clarify socio-economic disparities in health. This paper is part of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU). It aims to add to the body of theoretical knowledge about health literacy by measuring perceived difficulties with health information in various domains of health, looking at a number of competences. The definition and measure of health literacy is still topic of debate and hardly any instruments are available that are applicable for the general population. The objectives were to obtain an initial measure of health literacy in a sample of the general population in the Netherlands and to relate this measure to education, income, perceived social status, age, and sex. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United States | 4 | 27% |
Netherlands | 2 | 13% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 7% |
Japan | 1 | 7% |
Spain | 1 | 7% |
Unknown | 6 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Members of the public | 14 | 93% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Denmark | 3 | 1% |
Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 234 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 36 | 15% |
Researcher | 30 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 11% |
Student > Bachelor | 23 | 10% |
Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 5% |
Other | 41 | 17% |
Unknown | 72 | 30% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 54 | 22% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 27 | 11% |
Social Sciences | 18 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
Psychology | 10 | 4% |
Other | 32 | 13% |
Unknown | 89 | 37% |