Abstract
<p><em>Health Literacy significantly contributes towards attaining good health particularly when taken into the context of the interface of humans, animals and the environment</em><em>. This cross-sectional study assessed health literacy and its connections to other socio-demographic aspects under One Health Approach in Morogoro municipality and Mvomero districts in Tanzania. A structured questionnaire administered through a Computer Aided Personal Interviewing (CAPI) electronic platform was used to collect data from 240 respondents obtained through a multistage sampling procedure. Health Literacy was assessed using context specific assessment tool. IBM-SPSS v20 and Gretl software were used to analyze data. The results revealed Inadequate</em><em> Health Literacy at 36.3%, Moderate Health Literacy at 30.8% and Adequate Health Literacy standing at 32.9%. </em><em>There was no association between educational attainment and the level of Health Literacy revealed. Health Literacy was lower among older individuals, with 40.2% of those who had Inadequate</em><em> Health Literacy</em><em> were from the elderly age category, more females (56.3%) had Inadequate</em><em> Health Literacy</em><em> than males (43.7%), </em><em>Adequate Health Literacy</em><em> was observed among married respondents at 65.8% in the category. Health literacy varies across some socio-demographic aspects. It therefore remains imperative that interventions in scale up health literacy by various stakeholders to consider these socio-demographic aspects. </em></p>
Highlights
1.1 Background Information and Problem Statement There is an obvious contribution Health Literacy (HL) is reported to have towards attaining good health (Paasche-Orlow & Wolf, 2007; Muhanga & Malungo, 2017a)
It is being considered imperative for veterinarians, human health and professionals in some other related sectors to collaborate closely at the same time a high level of HL under One Health Approach encouraged among people towards maintaining good health
The result from this study reveals that more females (56.3%) had Inadequate Health Literacy (IHL) than males (43.7%), while it was observed that more males (53.2%) were having Adequate Health Literacy (AHL) than females (46.8%)
Summary
1.1 Background Information and Problem Statement There is an obvious contribution Health Literacy (HL) is reported to have towards attaining good health (Paasche-Orlow & Wolf, 2007; Muhanga & Malungo, 2017a). Literature (Weiss, Hart, McGee, & D’Estelle, 1992; Parker, Baker, Williams, & Nurss, 1995; Baker et al, 1996; Ratzan & Parker, 2000; Gazmararian, Williams, Peel, & Baker, 2003; Berkman et al, 2004; Dewalt, Berkman, Sheridan, Lohr, & Pignone, 2004; Nielsen-Bohlman, Panzer, & Kindig, 2004; Sudore et al, 2006; AHRQ, 2007; Paasche-Orlow & Wolf, 2007; TARSC, 2009; WHO, 2009; Berkman, Davis, & McCormack, 2010) document a number of ways in which health literacy impacts health; including how it predicts health outcomes, impacts on health care costs and utilization, and when it is limited how it impacts negatively a person’s ability to access and use health care, to interact with providers, and to care for oneself This is due to the fact that HL has to do with efforts on enhancing people’s access to health information and the capacity to effectively use such information in health and related aspects (Muhanga & Malungo, 2017a; Muhanga & Malungo, 2018). Despite of availability of such few studies on HL in Tanzania, none of the very few studies located have concentrated on OHEA
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