Levels of health literacy and English comprehension in patients presenting to South African primary healthcare facilities
Background: Health literacy is a relatively new concept in the South African primary healthcare (PHC) sector as well as globally, and limited new literature is available on the topic. In this study, we focused on investigating, describing and comparing health literacy scores calculated using three d...
Main Author: | Zelda Janse van Rensburg |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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AOSIS
2020-01-01
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Series: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/2047 |
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