TY - JOUR AU - Berens, Eva-Maria AU - Vogt, Dominique AU - Messer, Melanie AU - Hurrelmann, Klaus AU - Schaeffer, Doris PY - 2016 DA - 2016/11/09 TI - Health literacy among different age groups in Germany: results of a cross-sectional survey JO - BMC Public Health SP - 1151 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Health literacy is of increasing importance in public health research. It is a necessary pre-condition for the involvement in decisions about health and health care and related to health outcomes. Knowledge about limited health literacy in different age groups is crucial to better target public health interventions for subgroups of the population. However, little is known about health literacy in Germany. The study therefore assesses the prevalence of limited health literacy and associated factors among different age groups. SN - 1471-2458 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3810-6 DO - 10.1186/s12889-016-3810-6 ID - Berens2016 ER -