Table 2. Health literacy scores for women included in the cross-sectional clinical audit.
Characteristic | Group (n) | Proportion low literacy, % [95%CI] | P value* |
---|---|---|---|
Spoken Language (n = 460) | Burmese (231) | 57 [50–63] | 0.017 |
S’gaw Karen (155) | 66 [58–73] | ||
Pwo Karen (69) | 75 [63–84] | ||
Other (Mon, Thai, Hmong, Rakhine) (5) | 60 [17–92] | ||
Reading language (n = 275) | Burmese (230) | 38 [32–44] | 0.311 |
S’gaw Karen (40) | 43 [28–58] | ||
Thai (5) | 20 [2–75] | ||
Grade attained in school (n = 525) | 0–3 (354) | 85 [81–88] | <0.001 |
4–7 (124) | 22 [15–30] | ||
≥8 (47) | 6 [2–18] |
* p value for median composite score