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Table 1 Distribution of the study population by the two level health literacy in different domains

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

Level of health literacy

Adequate health literacy

Limited health literacy

No

%

No

%

Disease Prevention health literacy (n = 502)

240

47.8

262

52.2

Health Care health literacy (n = 502)

356

70.9

146

29.1

Health Promotion health literacy (n = 502)

340

67.7

162

32.3

General health literacy (n = 502)

339

67.5

163

32.5