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Table 2 Self-reported HLQ scores for 338 participants

From: Levels of health literacy among people living with HIV in outpatient care: a cross-sectional study from Denmark

 

Total (%)

 

N = 338

Social support for health (HLQ4)

 

Mean (SD)

4.2 (0.77)

Median (IQR)

4.4 (4–5)

Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers (HLQ6)

 

Mean (SD)

4.2 (0.68)

Median (IQR)

4.3 (3.8 − 4.8)

Understanding health information well enough to know what to do (HLQ9)

 

Mean (SD)

2.9 (0.72)

Median (IQR)

3 (2.6–3.4)

  1. Abbreviations – SD: standard deviation, IQR: interquartile range, HLQ: Health Literacy Questionnaire