Discussing the Effects of Poor Health Literacy on Patients Facing HIV: A Narrative Literature Review

Background Scholars describe poor health literacy as a “silent epidemic,” which is challenging the functioning of healthcare systems all over the world. Health literacy is mainly meant as an individual trait which concerns the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rocco Palumbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kerman University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
Series:International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.ijhpm.com/pdf_3023_46fa51af557a0aaabcabec0f6a6dcdd6.html