Table 1.
Health literacy (HL) and behavioural dimensions assessment in quantitative studies.
| SARS-CoV-2 9 studies |
SARS-CoV-1 31 studies |
MERS-CoV 26 studies |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Functional HL | Knowledge dimension |
7 [29,32,36,37,58,59,60,61,62] | 25 [33,63,64,65,66,67,68,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,78,79,80,81,82,84,85,86,87,88,91,92,94] | 21 [34,38,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,111,112,113,114,115,116] |
| Awareness | 2 [60,61] | 3 [66,85,91] | 9 [99,100,102,103,106,107,108,111,112,115] | |
| Nature of disease |
2 [29,61] | 10 [33,63,64,65,66,68,73,87,91,94] | 9 [38,97,98,102,104,107,112,113,116] | |
| Transmission mode |
4 [29,36,37,60,62] | 18 [63,64,65,67,68,72,73,74,75,76,78,79,80,81,82,84,85,86,87] | 18 [34,38,95,96,97,98,101,102,103,104,106,107,108,111,112,113,115,116] | |
| Symptoms | 6 [29,32,58,59,60,61,62] | 8 [33,63,64,68,72,87,91,94] | 13 [34,38,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,104,112,113,116] | |
| Course | 2 [29,32] | 4 [68,75,76,91] | 7 [38,96,97,98,103,113,116] | |
| Treatment | 2 [29,36,37] | 5 [64,65,72,76,91] | 8 [34,38,96,97,102,111,113,116] | |
| Risk groups | 1 [58] | 0 | 3 [38,96,102] | |
| Fatality rate/# infections | 2 [36,37,58,59] | 1 [66] | 3 [38,105,113] | |
| Measures of infection control | 0 | 1 [85] | 1 [102] | |
| Prevention | 4 [32,58,59,61,62] | 3 [72,73,76] | 8 [38,95,96,98,103,104,112,116] | |
| Attitude | 7 [29,36,37,58,59,60,61,62] | 28 [33,63,64,65,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,86,88,89,90,91,92,93,94] | 17 [34,35,38,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,103,104,105,106,107,110,114,116] | |
| Risk perception | 4 [29,36,37,58,59] | 20 [33,66,67,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,83,84,86,88,89,91,92,94] | 18 [34,35,38,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,106,107,112,113,116,118] | |
| Self-efficacy/skills/preparedness | 3 [29,30,32] | 8 [33,66,68,83,88,89,92,94] | 3 [34,35,118] | |
| Critical HL | 5 [29,30,32,36,37,62] | 11 [33,63,66,72,73,74,83,84,88,91,94] | 4 [35,110,115,116] | |
| Communicative HL | 3 [29,30,60] | 12 [33,63,64,65,66,67,73,74,75,83,85,91] | 17 [34,95,98,99,100,101,102,104,105,106,107,109,111,112,113,115,117,118] | |
| HISB | 2 [29,32] | 4 [63,65,68,91] | 2 [34,109] | |
| Behaviour/practices | 4 [29,32,36,37,62] | 18 [63,65,66,67,68,73,75,77,78,79,80,81,84,86,87,88,89,91,92] | 10 [34,38,97,99,100,101,108,109,110,116,117] | |
| Wash hands | 1 [36,37] | 13 [66,67,68,75,78,79,80,81,84,86,87,89,91,92] | 9 [34,38,97,99,100,101,108,109,110,117] | |
| Wear mask | 3 [29,36,37,62] | 15 [66,67,68,75,77,78,79,80,81,84,86,87,88,89,91,92] | 7 [34,38,97,99,100,101,108,110] | |
| Avoid touching face | 0 | 3 [78,79,80,81] | 4 [38,97,101,110] | |
| Cough/Sneeze hygiene | 1 [36,37] | 7 [67,78,79,80,81,84,86,92] | 6 [34,38,97,99,100,101,110] | |
| Correct tissue disposal | 0 | 0 | 3 [38,97,99,100] | |
| Self-impose quarantine if experiencing symptoms | 0 | 1 [77] | 2 [38,97] | |
| Consult doctor if experiencing symptoms | 0 | 5 [65,68,77,89,91] | 1 [38] | |
| Avoid sharing personal items | 1 [36,37] | 6 [67,78,79,80,81,84,86] | 0 | |
| Avoid travelling | 0 | 3 [63,65,91] | 0 | |
| Avoid travelling to high-risk areas | 0 | 2 [73,91] | 0 | |
| Avoid public transport | 0 | 4 [66,75,77,91] | 0 | |
| Avoid crowded places | 2 [29,62] | 5 [65,66,73,75,91] | 1 [110] | |
| Avoid eating out | 0 | 3 [66,68,91] | 0 | |
| Avoid people with flu-like symptoms | 0 | 2 [63,68] | 2 [101,110] | |
| General personal self-care (pro-active HB) | 0 | 6 [66,68,87,89,91,92] | 0 | |
| Home hygiene | 0 | 7 [65,66,68,75,87,89,92] | 1 [101] | |
| Avoid camel exposure and products | 0 | 0 | 3 [99,100,101,108] | |
| Other behavioural responses | 2 [29,32] | 7 [65,67,68,75,86,87,91] | 3 [108,109,110] | |
HB: health behaviour; HISB: health-information seeking behaviour; note: cited references do not correspond to number of studies but publications.