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Level of health literacy and factors associated with it among school teachers in an education zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka

2017. 9 p.

Authors:

Denuwara, H. M. B. H.

Gunawardena, Nalika Sepali

Periodical title:

BMC Public Health, 7:631

Description:

Health literacy refers to people's competencies to access, understand, judge and apply health information in healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion. This study aimed to describe the level of health literacy and the factors associated with it among school teachers in an Education Zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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Asia and the Pacific

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Case studies and research papers

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health education

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