Rocco Palumbo

[ 1 ] - Discussing the Effects of Poor Health Literacy on Patients Facing HIV: A Narrative Literature Review

Background Scholars describe poor health literacy as a “silent epidemic,” which is challenging the functioning of healthcare systems all over the world. Health literacy is mainly meant as an individual trait which concerns the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information in order to effectively navigate the health system. Low health literate patients perceive poor self-ef...