Table 3 Comparison of Health Literacy Mean Rank Score in Relation to associated variables among Psoriasis Patients (n = 575)
From: Health literacy and medication adherence in psoriasis patients: a survey in Iran
Variable | Health literacy level (%) | Health literacy Mean Rank Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient (4.0) | Sufficient (67.1) | High (28.8) | P-value | ||
Age (years) | |||||
  ≤ 20 | (7.7) | (69.2) | (23.1) | 0.349 |  |
 21–30 | (7.0) | (62.0) | (31.0) | ||
 31–40 | (4.0) | (71.0) | (25.0) | ||
 41–50 | (0.0) | (69.0) | (31.0) | ||
 51–60 | (2.9) | (57.1) | (40.0) | ||
 60 <  | (8.3) | (66.7) | (25.0) | ||
Gender | |||||
 Female | (3.6) | (64.4) | (32.0) | 0.314 |  |
 Male | (4.5) | (70.1) | (25.4) | ||
Marital status | |||||
 Single | (5.8) | (73.3) | (20.8) | 0.121* |  |
 Married | (3.5) | (64.0) | (32.5) | ||
 Widowed/Divorced | (0.0) | (78.6) | (21.4) | ||
Educational level | |||||
 Lower than high school graduate | (9.4) | (71.9) | (18.8) | 0.157 |  |
 High school graduate | (6.2) | (64.6) | (29.2) | ||
 Higher than high school graduate | (2.5) | (67.6) | (29.9) | ||
Employment status | |||||
 Employed | (2.3) | (68.1) | (29.6) | 0.044* | 217.24 |
 Student | (3.4) | (58.6) | (37.9) | 224.91 | |
 Housewife | (5.3) | (61.9) | (32.7) | 217.32 | |
 Jobless | (7.7) | (76.9) | (15.4) | 179.58 | |
Income (monthly) In dollars | |||||
  < 500 | (5.8) | (69.1) | (25.1) | 0.134* |  |
 500–1000 | (1.6) | (70.7) | (27.6) | ||
 1000–1500 | (1.7) | (63.3) | (35.0) | ||
 1500 <  | (6.1) | (55.1) | (38.8) | ||
Insurance coverage | |||||
 Insured | (3.9) | (64.7) | (31.4) | 0.163 |  |
 Non-insured | (4.4) | (73.7) | (21.9) | ||
Smoking | |||||
 Smoker | (5.1) | (70.5) | (24.4) | 0.571 |  |
 Non-smoker | (3.8) | (66.4) | (29.9) | ||
Comorbidity | |||||
 Yes | (2.9) | (68.6) | (28.6) | 0.680 |  |
 No | (4.6) | (66.4) | (29.0) | ||
Years with Psoriasis | |||||
  < 2 | (6.9) | (65.5) | (27.6) | 0.046* | 206.90 |
 2–5 | (5.2) | (70.7) | (24.1) | 205.75 | |
 5–10 | (10.9) | (60.9) | (28.1) | 198.20 | |
 10 <  | (1.8) | (68.0) | (30.1) | 217.12 | |
Psoriasis severity | |||||
 Mild | (1.3) | (71.4) | (27.3) | 0.225 |  |
 Moderate | (3.2) | (68.7) | (28.1) | ||
 Severe | (7.0) | (62.0) | (31.0) | ||
Treatment type | |||||
 Topical | (3.5) | (72.7) | (23.8) | 0.037* | 204.06 |
 Injection | (4.0) | (54.5) | (41.6) | 234.71 | |
 Oral | (5.8) | (67.4) | (26.7) | 203.37 | |
 Phototherapy | (0.0) | (60.0) | (40.0) | 268.40 | |
Number of current medications | |||||
 1–3 | (3.7) | (67.9) | (28.5) | 0.606 |  |
 3 <  | (5.9) | (63.2) | (30.9) | ||
Treatment cost (monthly) In dollars | |||||
  < 25 | (3.4) | (67.6) | (29.1) | 0.366 |  |
 25–50 | (1.3) | (74.0) | (24.7) | ||
 50–75 | (7.0) | (56.1) | (36.8) | ||
 75 <  | (5.0) | (67.4) | (27.7) | ||
Experience of adverse effects by medication | |||||
 Yes | (4.7) | (67.2) | (28.1) | 0.711 |  |
 No | (3.2) | (67.0) | (29.8) | ||
Overall satisfaction with treatment | |||||
 Low | (5.8) | (69.2) | (25.0) | 0.000 | 201.05 |
 Medium | (2.5) | (71.8) | (25.8) | 206.03 | |
 High | (1.9) | (44.2) | (53.8) | 274.51 | |
Medication adherence level | |||||
 Low | (4.7) | (71.2) | (21.4) | 0.015 | 196.01 |
 Medium | (2.9) | (57.8) | (39.2) | 242.51 | |
 High | (0.0) | (54.5) | (45.5) | 287.89 | |
Cronbach’s alpha of health literacy = 0.93 | |||||