Level of health literacy and factors associated with it among school teachers in an education zone in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H M B H Denuwara (University of Colombo), Nalika Gunawardena (0000-0003-0193-7498, corresponding author), Nalika Sepali Gunawardena |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 631-631 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4543-x |
| PMID | 28683824 |
| OpenAlex | W2732112440 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 15 |
The high proportions of 'limited' health literacy among school teachers in the Colombo Education Zone and the need of interventional programmes should be brought to the attention of the policy makers in the education and health sectors. Improving health literacy among teachers and adoption of the Health Promoting School concept as a evidence based path to improve health literacy should be highlighted in the advocacy efforts. Identified factors associated with 'limited' health literacy should be taken into in the interventional efforts
Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health education · Health literacy · Health promotion · Literacy · Logistic regression · Pedagogy · Public health · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Health Informatics · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
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| Citations per year | 3,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |