Health literacy status and influencing factors of outpatients in Tongcheng general hospital of Anhui Province
Objective To understand the health literacy status and influencing factors of outpatient patients in Tongcheng general hospital,Anhui Province,so as to provide scientific basis for formulating health policies,optimizing patient manage-ment,and promoting patient health in Tongcheng City and similar areas.Methods The Chinese Patient Health Literacy Scale was used to randomly select 3 884 outpatients from 6 secondary and above hospitals in Tongcheng City,Anhui Prov-ince from July to August 2022.The health literacy level of outpatients with different characteristics was compared,and the influencing factors of health literacy level among outpatients were analyzed by binary logistic regression model.Results The average score of health literacy among outpatients in Tongcheng City,Anhui Province was(35.54±6.13),and the over-all attainment rate was 29.97％.The average scores of the three subscales(dimensions)of medical science concept,disease self-management skills and self-efficacy were(8.29±3.86),(16.15±3.05)and(11.10±3.86),respectively.The results of logistic regression analysis showed that male,35 years old and above,education level of high school or technical secondary school and above,medical and health workers in the family,civil servants or public institution personnel or workers in indus-trial and mining enterprises or others,and family per capita monthly income of 5 000-7 999 yuan were the influencing fac-tors for the health literacy attainment rate of outpatient patients(P＜0.05).Conclusion The possession rate of health litera-cy among outpatients in Tongcheng City,Anhui Province needs to be improved,and the knowledge of basic disease preven-tion and treatment should be popularized to outpatients,especially for people with low education level,adolescents,and workers in industrial and mining enterprises.
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