Health literacy and its determinants among school-going children: a school-based cross-sectional study in Nepal.
Limited health literacy is linked to unhealthy behaviors, adverse health outcomes, poor quality of life and financial burdens on society. However, little is known about the level of health literacy, especially among school-going children. This cross-sectional study assesses health literacy levels an...
| Publicado en: | Health Promotion International Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Aug2024
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