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The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique

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Title
The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique
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PLOS ONE, June 2012
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391
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Philip J. Ciampa, Lara M.E. Vaz, Meridith Blevins, Moshin Sidat, Russell L. Rothman, Sten H. Vermund, Alfredo E. Vergara

Abstract

Limited literacy skills are common in the United States (US) and are related to lower HIV knowledge and worse health behaviors and outcomes. The extent of these associations is unknown in countries like Mozambique, where no rigorously validated literacy and numeracy measures exist.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Portugal 2 2%
United States 1 <1%
Unknown 102 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 14%
Researcher 14 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 13%
Student > Bachelor 10 10%
Student > Postgraduate 7 7%
Other 19 18%
Unknown 26 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 21 20%
Social Sciences 19 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 12%
Psychology 5 5%
Business, Management and Accounting 4 4%
Other 13 12%
Unknown 30 29%