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Research Title HEALTH LITERACY LEVEL OF PATIENTS IN SRINAGARIND HOSPITAL, KHON KAEN PROVINCE, THAILAND 
Date of Distribution 25 October 2014 
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     Title of the Conference Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Th e 45th Annual Conference 
     Organiser Wuhan University Global Health Institute 
     Conference Place Wuhan University 
     Province/State Wuhan, China 
     Conference Date 24 October 2014 
     To 27 October 2014 
Proceeding Paper
     Volume 45 
     Issue
     Page 407 
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     Abstract HEALTH LITERACY LEVEL OF PATIENTS IN SRINAGARIND HOSPITAL, KHON KAEN PROVINCE, THAILAND Bangonsri Jindawonga, Sauwanan Bumrerraja, Varisara Luviraa and Piyathida Kuhirunyaratna a Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen Province, THAILAND Keywords: Health literacy, health literacy level, health literacy level of patients Background/Objectives: With adequate health literacy patients can understand and act upon health information accordingly. And this lead to better health outcomes and lower health care cost. Therefore, assessment of health literacy level before educate patients is needed. This study aimed to measure health literacy level of patients in Srinagarind University hospital, Khon Kaen province, Thailand. Method: A cross sectional descriptive study was employed. Participants were 367 patients from systematic random sampling. This study used REALM Thai version to assess reading test and used STOFHLA Thai version to assess reading comprehension test, Cronbach’s alpha of Reading test was .977 and .901 for reading comprehension test. The same cut of point from original tools was used. Research was approved by Khon Kaen University Ethics committee for human research. Results: Response rate was 85.0 % (367/426). Most of the participants were male 50.1%. Median age was 45 years (IQR: 22). Most of the participants were married 70.3%. Educations of the participants were primary school, secondary school and Bachelor degree 28.9%, 25.3% and 25.1% respectively. The participants were farmers and teacher 23.2%, and 11.2% respectively. Most of the participants had adequate health literacy (87.2%), marginal and low health literacy 10.4% and 2.5% respectively from the reading test: Health literacy level from reading comprehension test showed adequate health literacy (84.5%), marginal and inadequate health literacy 9.5% and 6.0% respectively Conclusions: The majority of the patients in this university hospital had adequate health literacy. However the health literacy test should also be tested in community setting as well.  
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535070055-6 Mrs. BANGONSRI JINDAWONG [Main Author]
Medicine Master's Degree

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