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Title: | A comprehensive approach to health literacy: validating the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale in a respresentative sample of Arabic-speaking adult Syrian refugees |
Authors: | Siddiqui, Raafia |
Advisor: | Newbold, Bruce |
Department: | Global Health |
Keywords: | health literacy, Syrian refugee, AAHLS, functional health literacy, communicative health literacy, critical health literacy, Canada |
Publication Date: | Nov-2017 |
Abstract: | The purpose of this study is to quantify current health literacy levels amongst a segment of the Syrian refugee population in Canada by translating and validating an existing comprehensive health literacy assessment tool, the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale (AAHLS) into Arabic. This study (1) determined functional, communicative and critical health literacy levels amongst Syrian refugees. Functional and critical health literacy was comparatively low but respondents seemed able to effectively communicate with their providers and access supports to read and fill in health documents. Significant correlates of low health literacy were presence of long-term health conditions and place of origin (country versus refugee camp). This study also validated the AAHLS in Arabic-speaking Syrian refugees, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.67 for the overall scale and 0.63 for health literacy items. The overall scale had high content validity. The feasibility of this instrument as a self-administered screening tool in clinical or community settings was demonstrated with a high response rate of 0.86. |
Description: | MASTER OF SCIENCE (2017), McMaster University, Hamilton ON (Department of Global Health) TITLE: A comprehensive approach to health literacy: validating the all aspects of health literacy scale (AAHLS) in a representative sample of Arabic-speaking adult Syrian refugees AUTHOR: Raafia Siddiqui, BSc Hons. (York University, 2014) SUPERVISOR: Dr. K. Bruce Newbold NUMBER OF PAGES: vii, 92 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/22159 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Dissertations and Theses |
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