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

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 3</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption"><div>Grade-equivalent health literacy scores and education levels of diabetic patients.</div></div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Educational level</td><td class="align_center" colspan="4">HL score (grade equivalent)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">0–18</td><td class="align_center">19–44</td><td class="align_center">45–60</td><td class="align_center">61–66</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">(3rd grade)</td><td class="align_center">(4th–6th grade)</td><td class="align_center">(7th–8th grade)</td><td class="align_center">(High school)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">(%)</td><td class="align_center">(%)</td><td class="align_center">(%)</td><td class="align_center">(%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Masters</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">1 (33.3)</td><td class="align_center">2 (66.7)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Graduation</td><td class="align_center">0</td><td class="align_center">2 (5.6)</td><td class="align_center">18 (50)</td><td class="align_center">16 (44.4)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Preuniversity college</td><td class="align_center">6 (17.6)</td><td class="align_center">5 (14.7)</td><td class="align_center">19 (55.9)</td><td class="align_center">4 (11.8)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">8–10 years of schooling</td><td class="align_center">35 (38)</td><td class="align_center">28 (30.4)</td><td class="align_center">28 (30.4)</td><td class="align_center">1 (1.1)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">7 or fewer years of schooling</td><td class="align_center">77 (78.6)</td><td class="align_center">13 (13.3)</td><td class="align_center">7 (7.1)</td><td class="align_center">1 (1)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></div></div>

Table 3 | Health Literacy Status and Understanding of the Prescription Instructions in Diabetic Patients

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