The low health literacy in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Patricia Romualdo de Jesus,
Bianca Vendruscolo Bianchini,
Patrícia Klarmann Ziegelmann
et al.
Abstract:Background
Health literacy (HL) impacts people’s health and well-being. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), there are no general estimates of the prevalence of low HL. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of low HL among citizens of LAC and identify the tools used to measure it.
Methods
We included observational studies quantifying the prevalence of low HL in people living in LAC. We searched PubMed, CINAHL, EMBASE, ERIC, LILACS, PsycI… Show more
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