Health literacy levels and its determinants among people with asthma in Malaysian primary healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study

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Health literacy levels and its determinants among people with asthma in Malaysian primary healthcare settings: a cross-sectional study

Background: Limited health literacy among people with asthma is associated with poor adherence to self-management activities, thus poor clinical outcomes. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of health literacy level and its determinants among people with asthma in the Malaysian primary heal...

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Main Authors:	Salim, Hani Syahida, Shariff Ghazali, Sazlina, Lee, Ping Yein, Cheong, Ai Theng, Harrun, Noor Harzana, Mohamed Isa, Salbiah, Pinnock, Hilary
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BioMed Central 2021
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97505/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97505/1/ABSTRACT.pdf

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