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Table 3 Health Literacy Categories for Samplea

From: Parental health literacy and health knowledge, behaviours and outcomes in children: a cross-sectional survey

 

Frequency

Percent

Excellent

592

14.9

Sufficient

1564

39.3

Problematic

1342

33.7

Inadequate

482

12.1

Total

3980

100

  1. aCalculated using the HLS-EU methodology [11] using the following scores: Inadequate health literacy ranging from 0 to 25, problematic health literacy ranging from > 25–33, sufficient health literacy ranging from > 33–42 and excellent health literacy ranging from > 42–50
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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