Table 2 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with health literacy among respondents on daily medications
Variables | Health literacy status of respondents on daily medications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adequate (N = 3314) | Non-adequate (N = 777) | Total (N = 4091) | Chi-square | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | p value | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 1543 (80.11) | 383 (19.89) | 1926 (47.08) | 0.170 |
Female | 1771 (81.80) | 394 (18.20) | 2165 (52.92) | |
Age-group | ||||
50–60 | 976 (80.46) | 237 (19.54) | 1213 (29.65) | 0.302 |
61–70 | 1301 (82.19) | 282 (17.81) | 1583 (38.69) | |
71–80 | 1037 (80.08) | 258 (19.92) | 1295 (31.65) | |
Highest completed education | ||||
Basic school | 645 (72.47) | 245 (27.53) | 890 (21.76) | < 0.001 |
High school & vocational | 1648 (79.88) | 415 (20.12) | 2063 (50.43) | |
Medium education | 727 (88.55) | 94 (11.45) | 821 (20.07) | |
Higher education | 294 (92.74) | 23 (7.26) | 317 (7.75) | |
Average family income per year (€) | ||||
< 33,334 | 1398 (76.60) | 427 (23.40) | 1825 (44.61) | < 0.001 |
33,334–46,666 | 995 (82.71) | 208 (17.29) | 1203 (29.41) | |
> 46,666 | 921 (86.64) | 142 (13.36) | 1063 (25.98) | |
Smoking | ||||
Never a smoker | 1869 (82.08) | 408 (17.92) | 2277 (58.54) | 0.131 |
Quit smoking | 942 (79.97) | 236 (20.03) | 1178 (28.79) | |
Smoker | 503 (79.09) | 133 (20.91) | 636 (15.55) | |
Alcohol consumption (unit per week) | ||||
Non-drinker | 827 (76.36) | 256 (23.64) | 1083 (26.48) | < 0.001 |
1–14 units | 2056 (82.14) | 447 (17.86) | 2503 (61.20) | |
>14 units | 430 (85.32) | 74 (14.68) | 504 (12.32) | |
Information about the prescribed medicines | ||||
Poor | 189 (56.59) | 145 (43.41) | 334 (8.23) | < 0.001 |
Sufficient | 3099(83.19) | 626 (16.81) | 3725 (91.77) | |
Perception that taking medicines daily is difficult and time consuming | ||||
Disagree | 2669 (83.69) | 520 (16.31) | 3189 (78.18) | < 0.001 |
Agree | 636 (71.46) | 254 (28.54) | 890 (21.82) | |
Perceived importance of taking medicines | ||||
Disagree | 228 (80.57) | 55 (19.43) | 283 (7.08) | 0.822 |
Agree | 3014 (81.11) | 702 (18.89) | 3716 (92.92) | |
Often forgetting to take prescribed medicines | ||||
Disagree | 3013 (82.73) | 629 (17.27) | 3642 (89.37) | < 0.001 |
Agree | 289 (66.74) | 144 (33.26) | 433 (10.63) | |
Satisfaction with life | ||||
Low | 139 (62.05) | 85 (37.95) | 224 (5.48) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 656 (72.73) | 246 (27.27) | 902 (22.05) | |
Strong | 2518 (84.95) | 446 (15.05) | 2964 (72.47) | |
Satisfaction with health | ||||
Low | 543 (69.26) | 241 (30.74) | 784 (19.16) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 1121 (79.39) | 291 (20.61) | 1412 (34.51) | |
Strong | 1650 (87.07) | 245 (12.93) | 1895 (46.32) | |
Self-assessed health | ||||
Poor | 625 (69.06) | 280 (30.94) | 905 (22.13) | < 0.001 |
Good | 2689 (84.43) | 496 (15.57) | 3185 (77.87) | |
Willingness to take health risks | ||||
Low | 855 (78.66) | 232 (21.34) | 1087 (26.63) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 1625 (80.85) | 385 (19.15) | 2010 (49.24) | |
Strong | 826 (83.86) | 159 (16.14) | 985 (24.13) | |