The Association of Health Literacy Level with Self-Care Behaviors and Glycemic Control in a Low Education Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.
Khalil Maleki ChollouSaber Gaffari-FamTowhid BabazadehAmin DaemiAli BahadoriSohrab HeidariPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2020)
This study revealed that the HL dimensions predicted approximately one-fourth of self-care behaviors and the self-care behaviors and HL dimensions about eight-tenths of HbA1c in this population. These findings call for the need for interventional programs on HL to improve the self-care behaviors and HbA1c control.