Health Literacy-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Barriers: A Cross-sectional Study among Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Public Hospitals of Penang, Malaysia

Health Literacy-Related Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Barriers: A Cross-sectional Study among Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Public Hospitals of Penang, Malaysia

IntroductionPatients’ health literacy (HL) has emerged as a critical determinant of health outcomes and becoming one of the core competencies of health-care providers. Therefore, this study aimed to assess among Malaysian physicians, pharmacists, and nurses, their HL-related knowledge, attitude, and...

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Main Authors:	Retha Rajah, Mohamed Azmi Hassali, Ching Jou Lim
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:	Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:	health literacy knowledge attitude perceived barriers Malaysia
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00281/full

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