Health literacy and infectious diseases: Why does it matter?

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue , 2016, Pages 103-110

  Castro Sánchez, Enrique ^a   Chang, Peter W S ^b   Vila Candel, Rafael ^c   Escobedo, Angel A ^d   Holmes, Alison H ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA RIBERA   (Spain)

^d Academic Paediatric Hospital Pedro Borrás   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health literacy; Infectious diseases; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHLAMYDIASIS; DATA BASE; DENGUE; DIARRHEA; GONORRHEA; HAND WASHING; HEALTH LITERACY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; LEISHMANIASIS; LEPROSY; MALARIA; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; TUBERCULOSIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; SELF CONCEPT;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84955260233     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.12.019     Document Type: Review

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