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The health literacy status and influencing factors of the high-risk stroke population in Jilin Province

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Abstract

Objective

Health literacy has become an increasingly concerning public health issue. However, the health literacy of the high-risk stroke population has never been analyzed. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the health literacy and influencing factors of the high-risk stroke population.

Methods

A total of 588 subjects in the high-risk stroke population aged 45–69 years in Jilin province were surveyed with the “Chinese citizen health literacy survey” from May 2017 to October 2018. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, and binary logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data.

Results

A total of 2000 questionnaires were distributed, and the effective recovery rate reached 95%. There were 588 subjects meeting the high-risk conditions of stroke. The health literacy level of the high-risk stroke population was 18.03%, which indicated that the overall level was low. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that a monthly household income equal to or higher than 5000 yuan (odds ratio [OR] = 3.48; 95% confidence interval[CI] =1.51–7.99), married status (OR = 4.74; 95% CI =1.00–22.47), and good family function (OR = 15.39; 95% CI =1.46–162.15) were correlated with a good health literacy status.

Conclusion

The level of health literacy in the high-risk stroke population was low in Jilin province. The household income, marital status, and family function were influencing factors of health literacy.

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Funding

This study was supported by Foundation of Doctoral research in BeiHua University (201804) and the Science and Technology Department of Jilin Province (20200403114SF) and Department of Education Project in Jilin Province (JJKH20200081KJ).

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  1. Department of Community Nursing, School of Nursing, Beihua University, Jilin, 132000, China

    Chunshan Zhao & Mengjuan Zhao

  2. Department of oncology, Jilin Central Hospital, No.1, Beijing Road, Jilin, 132011, China

    Chunguo Li

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Zhao, C., Zhao, M. & Li, C. The health literacy status and influencing factors of the high-risk stroke population in Jilin Province. J Public Health (Berl.) 30, 855–860 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-020-01353-5

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