Health Literacy Status and Understanding of the Prescription Instructions in Diabetic Patients

Table 3

Grade-equivalent health literacy scores and education levels of diabetic patients.

Educational level	HL score (grade equivalent)
	0–18	19–44	45–60	61–66
	(3rd grade)	(4th–6th grade)	(7th–8th grade)	(High school)
	(%)	(%)	(%)	(%)
Masters	0	0	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Graduation	0	2 (5.6)	18 (50)	16 (44.4)
Preuniversity college	6 (17.6)	5 (14.7)	19 (55.9)	4 (11.8)
8–10 years of schooling	35 (38)	28 (30.4)	28 (30.4)	1 (1.1)
7 or fewer years of schooling	77 (78.6)	13 (13.3)	7 (7.1)	1 (1)