Table 2 Mean score of the health literacy items for each group
From: Health literacy disparities in South Korea: insights from a latent profile analysis
Health literacy items | Low health literacy (n = 2,654) | Moderate health literacy (n = 6,039) | High health literacy (n = 816) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||
Total mean health literacy score across dimensions | 6.56 (0.84) | 8.72 (0.59) | 11.30 (0.64) | |
Mean health literacy score for health management | 2.24 (0.35) | 2.90 (0.28) | 3.71 (0.32) | |
| Â | Find information on treatments of illnesses that concern you. | 1.82 (0.58) | 2.77 (0.55) | 3.58 (0.55) |
| Â | Find out where to get professional help when you are ill. | 1.98 (0.63) | 2.80 (0.52) | 3.64 (0.52) |
| Â | Understand what your doctor says to you. | 2.55 (0.59) | 3.04 (0.41) | 3.77 (0.44) |
|  | Understand your doctor or pharmacist’s instructions on how to take a prescribed medicine. | 2.73 (0.56) | 3.14 (0.42) | 3.86 (0.38) |
Judge when you may need to get a second opinion from another doctor. | 1.88 (0.54) | 2.67 (0.54) | 3.56 (0.58) | |
Use information the doctor gives you to make decisions about your illness. | 1.96 (0.52) | 2.80 (0.47) | 3.68 (0.49) | |
Follow instructions from your doctor or pharmacist. | 2.73 (0.55) | 3.11 (0.44) | 3.88 (0.36) | |
Mean health literacy score for disease prevention | 2.15 (0.34) | 2.88 (0.27) | 3.77 (0.26) | |
| Â | Find information on how to manage mental health problems such as stress or depression. | 1.87 (0.49) | 2.75 (0.51) | 3.73 (0.48) |
Understand health warnings about behaviour such as smoking, low physical activity, and drinking too much. | 2.29 (0.61) | 3.03 (0.41) | 3.88 (0.34) | |
Understand why you need health screenings. | 2.66 (0.59) | 3.15 (0.41) | 3.93 (0.26) | |
Judge if the information on health risks in the media is reliable. | 1.99 (0.52) | 2.72 (0.50) | 3.65 (0.52) | |
Decide how you can protect yourself from illness based on information in the media. | 1.92 (0.44) | 2.73 (0.48) | 3.66 (0.50) | |
Mean health literacy score for health promotion | 2.18 (0.34) | 2.94 (0.22) | 3.82 (0.25) | |
| Â | Find out about activities that are good for your mental well-being. | 1.95 (0.49) | 2.86 (0.42) | 3.78 (0.42) |
Understand advice on health from family members or friends. | 2.61 (0.56) | 3.07 (0.34) | 3.88 (0.33) | |
Understand information in the media on how to get healthier. | 2.10 (0.54) | 2.94 (0.35) | 3.84 (0.37) | |
Judge which everyday behaviour is related to your health. | 2.05 (0.50) | 2.88 (0.41) | 3.78 (0.42) | |