Health Literacy among Medically Underserved: The Role of Demographic Factors, Social Influence, and Religious Beliefs

M. Christy, Shannon; K. Gwede, Clement; K. Sutton, Steven; A. Chavarria, Enmanuel; N. Davis, Stacy; Abdulla, Rania; Ravindra, Chitra; Schultz, Ida; G. Roetzheim, Richard; D. Meade, Cathy

doi:10.1080/10810730.2017.1377322

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Health Literacy among Medically Underserved: The Role of Demographic Factors, Social Influence, and Religious Beliefs

Published in Journal of Health Communication • Nov 2, 2017

Authors:

Shannon M. Christy

Clement K. Gwede

Steven K. Sutton

Abstract

The current study examined the sociodemographic and psychosocial variables that predicted being at risk for low health literacy among a population of racially and ethnically diverse patients accessing primary care services at community-based clinics. Participants (N = 416) were aged 50-75 years, cur...

Subject

Psychosocial

Health literacy

Medicine

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