Research Article
Health Literacy Status and Understanding of the Prescription Instructions in Diabetic Patients
Table 4
Correct interpretation of prescription medication instruction by diabetic patients based on their health literacy levels.
| Questions | Health literacy level | value | Low () | High () | Scores 0–60 | Scores 61–66 |
| For route of administration (%) | 183 (76.6) | 24 (100) | 0.008 | Frequency of intake in a day (%) | 161 (67.4) | 24 (100) | 0.001 | Number of tablets per dose (%) | 148 (61.9) | 24 (100) | <0.001 | Relation of intake of drug with food (%) | 151 (63.2) | 24 (100) | <0.001 | Drug is for diabetes or other condition (%) | 161 (67.4) | 24 (100) | 0.001 |
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