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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Published in |
PLOS ONE, June 2012
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
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. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 75% |
Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Portugal | 2 | 2% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 102 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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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% |