The Effects Of Health Literacy And Socioeconomic Status On...

Health care systems these days are very efficient. Everyone accesses the health care system if there is any health related problem. But the extent to which people in society can access health facilities available to them can vary depending on various factors such as health literacy and socioeconomic status. ‘Health literacy represents the cognitive and social skills that determine a person’s motivation and ability to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health’ (World Health Organization [WHO], 1998). An individual’s ability of accessing good health care largely depends on the health literacy of the individual. Furthermore, Socioeconomic status (SES) is an economic and sociological combined total measure of an individual s or family s economic and social position in relation to others, based on income, education, and occupation. 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