Health literacy: the missing link in improving the health of Somali immigrant women in Oslo

Health literacy: the missing link in improving the health of Somali immigrant women in Oslo

Abstract Background Existing studies report a positive association between inadequate health literacy and immigrant’s adverse health outcomes. Despite substantial research on this topic among immigrants, little is known about the level of health literacy among Somali women in Europe, and particularl...

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Main Authors: Abdi A. Gele, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Liv Elin Torheim, Bernadette Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Health Literacy
Immigrant Community
Preventive Health Service
Refugee Woman
Limit Health Literacy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3790-6

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