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| Title |
Health literacy: the missing link in improving the health of Somali immigrant women in Oslo
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-3790-6 |
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| Authors |
Abdi A. Gele, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Liv Elin Torheim, Bernadette Kumar |
| Abstract |
Existing studies report a positive association between inadequate health literacy and immigrant's adverse health outcomes. Despite substantial research on this topic among immigrants, little is known about the level of health literacy among Somali women in Europe, and particularly in Norway. A cross sectional study using respondent driven sampling was conducted in Oslo, Norway. A sample of 302 Somali women, 25 years and older, was interviewed using the short version of the European Health Literacy Questionnaire. Data was analysed using logistic regression. Findings revealed that 71 % of Somali women in Oslo lack the ability to obtain, understand and act upon health information and services, and to make appropriate health decisions. Being unemployed (OR 3.66, CI 1.08-12.3) and socially less integrated (OR 8.17, CI 1.21-54.8) were independent predictors of an inadequate health literacy among Somali women. Enhanced health literacy will most likely increase the chance to better health outcomes for immigrants, thereby moving towards health equity in the Norwegian society. Therefore, policies and programs are required to focus and improve health literacy of immigrant communities. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 149 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 27 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 10% |
| Researcher | 12 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 18% |
| Unknown | 43 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 32 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 19% |
| Social Sciences | 17 | 11% |
| Psychology | 5 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 7% |
| Unknown | 52 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 May 2018.
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#7,634,351
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#8,469
of 17,876 outputs
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#106,119
of 321,997 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#101
of 206 outputs
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