Table 3.
Differences in health literacy levels between the intervention and control groups at baseline and endline.
| Health literacy | Baseline (2019) | Endline (2021) | χ2 (P) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All n = 641 % | Intervention group n = 261 % | Control group n = 380 % | χ2/Fisher (P) | All n = 693 % | Intervention group n = 288 % | Control group n = 405 % | χ2 (P) | ||
| The overall health literacy | 1.87 | 1.92 | 1.84 | –(1.000)a | 11.11 | 17.71 | 6.42 | 21.716*** (< 0.001) | 45.650*** (< 0.001) |
| Three dimensions | |||||||||
| Knowledge and attitudes | 9.36 | 10.34 | 8.68 | 0.503 (0.478) | 23.52 | 32.64 | 17.04 | 22.776*** (< 0.001) | 47.961*** (< 0.001) |
| Behavior and lifestyle | 5.46 | 6.13 | 5.00 | 0.383 (0.536) | 25.25 | 34.03 | 19.01 | 20.104*** (< 0.001) | 98.346*** (< 0.001) |
| Health-related skills | 1.40 | 1.53 | 1.32 | –(1.000)a | 5.19 | 7.64 | 3.46 | 5.977** (0.014) | 14.680*** (< 0.001) |
| Six aspects | |||||||||
| Scientific views of health | 19.50 | 22.22 | 17.63 | 2.077 (0.150) | 46.90 | 59.38 | 38.02 | 30.807*** (< 0.001) | 111.810*** (< 0.001) |
| Infectious disease | 2.96 | 3.45 | 2.63 | 0.359 (0.549) | 8.51 | 10.07 | 7.41 | 1.531 (0.216) | 18.629*** (< 0.001) |
| Chronic disease | 12.48 | 14.18 | 11.32 | 1.159 (0.282) | 29.73 | 41.67 | 21.23 | 33.637*** (< 0.001) | 58.798*** (< 0.001) |
| Safety and first aid | 19.19 | 19.54 | 18.95 | 0.035 (0.851) | 53.39 | 63.54 | 46.17 | 20.404*** (< 0.001) | 167.192*** (< 0.001) |
| Medical care | 4.99 | 4.98 | 5.00 | < 0.001 (0.991) | 26.41 | 32.64 | 21.98 | 9.848** (0.002) | 112.955*** (< 0.001) |
| Health information | 2.34 | 2.68 | 2.11 | 0.225 (0.635) | 4.33 | 5.56 | 3.46 | 1.790 (0.181) | 4.041* (0.044) |
a
Fisher's exact test.
Significance levels:
*
P < 0.05,
**
P < 0.01,
***
P < 0.001.