Health Literacy and its Relationship to Cancer Screening Behaviors among the Personnel of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

Shiraz E Medical Journal

Pardis Rahmatpour¹ 

关键词: Health Literacy;    Early Detection of Cancer;    Papanicolaou Test;   

DOI  :  10.5812/semj.58665

学科分类：基础医学

来源: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background: The decisions and actions which people make about their lifestyle behavior are effected by their level of health literacy. Low health literacy was associated with limited knowledge about cancer screening and lack of desire to do it. This study aimed to determine the status of health literacy and its relationship to cancer screening behaviors among office personnel of Guilan University of Medical Sciences.

【 授权许可】

CC BY