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.R | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-05T11:26:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-05T11:26:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-05-25 | |
| dc.description | Article published in a journal titled: Urban Studies and Public Administration Vol. 1, No. 1, 2018 | en_US |
| 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.description.sponsorship | Intra-ACP Academic Mobility Scheme | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2576-1986 (Print) ISSN 2576-1994 (Online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2762 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Scholink INC | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Urban Studies and Public Administration;1 | |
| dc.subject | health literacy | en_US |
| dc.subject | socio-demographic aspects | en_US |
| dc.subject | health behaviour | en_US |
| dc.subject | one health approach | 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 | www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/uspa | en_US |