%0 Journal Article 
%A Poza Méndez, Miriam
%A Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
%A Erahmouni, Ismail
%A Fernández Gutiérrez, Martina
%T Assessment of health literacy among migrant populations in Southern Spain: A cross-sectional study
%D 2022
%@ 2054-1058
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10498/29378
%X Aim: The aim of this study was to measure of health literacy in the migrant population
and establish a type of immigrant profile with a higher risk of presenting low levels of
health literacy.
Design: A cross-sectional descriptive study.
Methods: Health literacy was measured in a total of 278 immigrants using HLSEU-Q16. An inferential descriptive and multiple regression analysis was carried out.
Results: 65.1% having inadequate and problematic health literacy. Significant correlations were found between health literacy and length of stay in Spain (r = .398), age
(r = .178p) and perceived social status (r = .151). Participants with shorter length of
stay (β = .405 1), without health sciences education (β = .205) and low education level
(β = .182) had limited health literacy.
%K assessment
%K health literacy
%K migrants
%~ Universidad de Cádiz