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