"I can't read and don't understand": Health literacy and health messaging about folic acid for neural tube defect prevention in a migrant population on the Myanmar-Thailand border.

Health literacy is increasingly recognized as an important determinant of health outcomes, but definition, measurement tools, and interventions are lacking. Conceptual frameworks must include both individual and health-systems domains which, in combination, determine an individual's health lite...

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Main Authors: Mary Ellen Gilder, Pru Moo, Ahmar Hashmi, Norda Praisaengdet, Kerry Wai, Mupawjay Pimanpanarak, Verena I Carrara, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Rose McGready
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218138