Analysis on health literacy levels among Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old,2018-2022
Objective To understand the health literacy levels and its trend among Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old from 2018 to 2022,and to provide a theoretical basis for the implementation of health literacy promotion.Meth-ods The health literacy levels and its influencing factors among Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old were analyzed based on the data of the National Health Literacy Surveillance from 2018 to 2022.Results After weighted adjustment,the health literacy levels of Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old from 2018 to 2022 were 6.95%,6.23%,9.00%,11.71%,12.34%,respectively.In 2022,the results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the OR value of the eld-erly aged 60-69 years in urban areas was 1.141(95%CI:1.032-1.261)compared to rural areas.With illiterate/less literate as the reference,the OR values of the elderly aged 60-69 years old with primary school,junior high school,high school/vocational high school/technical secondary school and junior college and above were 2.124(95%CI:1.721-2.621),3.386(95%CI:2.768-4.141),5.195(95%CI:4.219-6.395)and 10.315(95%CI:8.080-13.167),respectively.Conclusion The health literacy level of Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old was relatively low,but showing an upward trend from 2018 to 2022.Urban and rural areas and educational levels were the influencing factors of health literacy level among Chinese elderly aged 60-69 years old.