Health Literacy and Some Socio-Demographic Aspects under One Health Approach in Eastern Tanzania: Connections and Realities
| dc.contributor.author | Muhanga, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Malungo, J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-08-25T09:56:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-08-25T09:56:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Health Literacy significantly contributes towards attaining good health particularly when taken into the context of the interface of humans, animals and the environment. This cross-sectional study assessed health literacy and its connections to other socio-demographic aspects under One Health Approach in Morogoro municipality and Mvomero districts in Tanzania. A structured questionnaire administered through a Computer Aided Personal Interviewing (CAPI) electronic platform was used to collect data from 240 respondents obtained through a multistage sampling procedure. Health Literacy was assessed using context specific assessment tool. IBM-SPSS v20 and Gretl software were used to analyze data. The results revealed Inadequate Health Literacy at 36.3%, Moderate Health Literacy at 30.8% and Adequate Health Literacy standing at 32.9%. There was no association between educational attainment and the level of Health Literacy revealed. Health Literacy was lower among older individuals, with 40.2% of those who had Inadequate Health Literacy were from the elderly age category, more females (56.3%) had Inadequate Health Literacy than males (43.7%), Adequate Health Literacy was observed among married respondents at 65.8% in the category. Health literacy varies across some socio-demographic aspects. It therefore remains imperative that interventions in scale up health literacy by various stakeholders to consider these socio-demographic aspects. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Muhanga, M.I and Malungo, J.R.S. (2018). Health Literacy and Some Socio-Demographic Aspects under One Health Approach in Eastern Tanzania: Connections and Realities. Urban Studies and Public Administration, 1(1), 89-100. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | ISSN 2576-1986 (Print) ISSN 2576-1994 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3148 | |
| dc.publisher | Scholink INC | en_US |
| dc.subject | health literacy, socio-demographic aspects, health behaviour, one health approach, Tanzania | en_US |
| dc.title | Health Literacy and Some Socio-Demographic Aspects under One Health Approach in Eastern Tanzania: Connections and Realities | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.url | https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/268086292.pdf | en_US |