* Health literacy, socioeconomic status and self-rated health in Japan.
- Health literacy (HL) is a key determinant of health in a contemporary society characterized by abundant information. Previous studies have suggested that basic or functional HL is positively associated with health, whereas evidences on the association between health and communicative/critical HL are scarce. Furthermore, confounding by socioeconomic status on HL-health association has been poorly tested. Using cross-sectional data from a nationally representative community-based survey in Japan, we investigated whether communicative/critical HL is associated with self-rated health independent of socioeconomic status. A total of 1237 subjects participated in this study; the response rate was 62%. To measure communicative/critical HL, we used three questions assessing the respondents' ability to select, to communicate to others and to evaluate specific health-related information. Potential confounders included demographic factors, household income, employment status, and educational attainment. A multivariate model revealed that good self-reported health was significantly associated with younger age [odds ratio (OR), 0.99; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.97-0.99], employment (OR, 2.89; 95% CI, 1.06-7.88) and higher communicative/critical HL scores (OR 2.75; 95%CI, 1.93-3.90). Respondents with lower education were likely to have poorer communicative/critical HL. These results imply that to close the health gap, policy interventions should focus on the promotion of HL among deprived sociodemographic groups.
=>価格を評定する, 割合, 率, 歩合, 料金, 値段, 相場, 速度, 度合, 人を〜を思う, みなす, 価値がある,
人を〜とみなす, 科金, 評価する
Overview of noun rate
The noun rate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (68) rate -- (a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55
miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected")
2. (39) rate, charge per unit -- (amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a 10-minute
phone call at that rate would cost $5")
3. (1) pace, rate -- (the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works
at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated")
4. rate -- (a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount
or measure; "the literacy rate"; "the retention rate"; "the dropout rate")
Overview of verb rate
The verb rate has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place -- (assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank
these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide")
2. (2) rate -- (be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates highly")
3. (1) rate, value -- (estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to become President?";
"Gold was rated highly among the Romans")
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