RT journal article
T1 Sociodemographic and health-related factors associated with low health literacy among Indigenous populations: a systematic review
A1 Maximiano-Barreto, Madson Alan
A1 Quirino Monteiro, Diana
A1 Souza Alves, Ludmyla Caroline de
A1 Oliveira Raminelli, Adrieli
A1 Reis Coelho, Hilary Elohim
A1 Inouye, Keika
A1 Bas Sarmiento, María del Pilar
A1 Luchesi, Bruna Moretti
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 Indigenous population
K1 health disparities
K1 health literacy
K1 sociodemographic factors
K1 systematic review
AB The findings show that the low health literacy of Indigenous people is associated with sociodemographic characteristics (e.g. older age, male gender, lower income and educational level) and health-related aspects such as having more than one chronic condition, low perception of COVID-19 risk, low chance of cancer screening, poorer glycemic control, eating behavior, self-monitoring of blood glucose and knowledge about diabetes and difficulty in understanding health information (e.g. medication labels). Although the number of articles selected for this review was small, it should be noted that they all presented a low risk of bias. Sociodemographic and health factors are associated with low health literacy among the Indigenous population. The findings demonstrate the importance of planning public policies to promote health and especially health literacy among this neglected population.
SN 1460-2245
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37405
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37405
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026