Table 2 Prevalence of self-care behaviors among study participants
Self-care behaviors | All | Low health literacy | adequate health literacy | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 137 | n = 36 | n = 101 | ||
Medication adherence, % (n) | 0.71 | |||
Low | 18.3 (25) | 16.7 (6) | 18.8 (19) | |
Intermediate | 51.1 (70) | 47.2 (17) | 52.5 (53) | |
High | 30.7 (42) | 36.1 (13) | 28.7 (29) | |
Current tobacco use. % (n) | 32.6 (44) | 42.9 (15) | 29.0 (29) | 0.13 |
No activity or light activity level, % (n) | 11.8 (16) | 8.6 (3) | 12.9 (13) | 0.50 |
Fast food consumption in past week, % (n) | 0.041 | |||
None | 38.69 (53) | 58.33 (21) | 31.68 (32) | |
Once | 36.50 (50) | 27.78 (10) | 39.60 (40) | |
Twice | 10.22 (14) | 5.56 (2) | 11.88 (12) | |
Three or greater | 14.60 (20) | 8.33 (3) | 16.83 (17) | |
Sugary beverage consumption, % (n) | 0.01 | |||
Never | 22.96 (31) | 40.00 (14) | 17.00 (17) | |
Monthly/Yearly | 18.52 (25) | 22.86 (8) | 17.00 (17) | |
Daily/Weekly | 58.52 (79) | 37.14 (13) | 66.00 (66) |