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- Title
Health Literacy, Information Seeking, and Trust in Information in Haitians.
- Authors
Lubetkin, Erica I.; Zabor, Emily C.; Isaac, Kathleen; Brennessel, Debra; Kemeny, M. Margaret; Hay, Jennifer L.
- Abstract
To assess heath literacy, health information seeking, and trust in health-related information among Haitian immigrants seen in primary care. Methods: Health literacy was measured by the Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS); items on health information use were from the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey. Results: BHLS scores differed according to age, education, and survey language. Participants with lower levels of health literacy tended to be more likely to place “a lot” or “some” trust in family and friends and religious organizations and leaders as sources of information about health or medical topics. Conclusions: Constructing a culturally-tailored and appropriate intervention regarding health promotion requires understanding how the population accesses and conveys health information.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); UNITED States; HAITI; STATISTICAL correlation; FISHER exact test; IMMIGRANTS; INFORMATION retrieval; LITERACY; MULTIVARIATE analysis; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICS; TRUST; CROSS-sectional method; HEALTH literacy; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
American Journal of Health Behavior, 2015, Vol 39, Issue 3, p441
- ISSN
1087-3244
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5993/AJHB.39.3.16