Health Literacy among Indian Dental Patients
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Results: A total of 2016 study subjects completed the questionnaire (response rate 93.7%) with the mean age of 34.2 ± 12.8 years. The overall health literacy was 10.2 ± 4.2 and around 51% of the subjects reported marginal health literacy, while only 0.3% of inadequate health literacy was noticed among males aged 55+ years possessing university education. The overall health literacy and its domains presented a significantly negative correlation with the age and educational qualifications. Multivariate analysis revealed that age and educational qualifications had significant influence on health literacy.
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