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. 2024 Jan 1;16(1):e51448. doi: 10.7759/cureus.51448

Table 2. Number of studies categorised under themes and sub-themes.

HL: Health literacy

Τhemes Number of studies categorised under Sub-themes Number of studies categorised under
Theme 1: Physicians’ perception and management of HL 16 Ways physicians perceive and understand patient HL 9
Management of patients with low HL 13
Theme 2: Barriers 20 Systemic factors 5
Time constraints 9
Cultural barriers 8
Socio-economic barriers 10
Language 8
Medical jargon 5