A Cross-Sectional Assessment of Health Literacy among Hypertensive Community of Quetta City, Pakistan

Abstract

Background: We aimed to assess the Health Literacy (HL) among hypertensive community of Quetta city, Pakistan. Methods: A questionnaire based, cross sectional survey was conducted at Sandeman Provincial Hospital, Quetta. The Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) was used to assess the health literacy level. The cutoff values of having adequate / poor HL were calculated by Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve. Where significant associations were reported, effect size was calculated by using Kendall tau correlation coefficient.