Prevalence and factors associated with limited hypertensive health literacy among Myanmar migrant workers in Northeastern Thailand
Journal Title: International Journal of Public Health Asia Pacific (IJPHAP) - Year 2023, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Regarding hypertension, limited health literacy was considerably high worldwide. Although hypertensive health literacy in general population was explored by few studies, there was no specific study among Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand. Objectives: this present study aimed to explore the prevalence of limited hypertensive health literacy and identify the associated factors among Myanmar migrant workers in Northeastern Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among Myanmar migrant workers with the age between 18 and 59 years in Khon Kaen Province, Northeastern Thailand from June 2023 to August 2023. Multistage random sampling technique was applied to select 406 respondents as sample. A validated and reliable structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression were used for data analysis. The association between limited hypertensive health literacy and each statistically significant factor (p-value < 0.05) after controlling other covariates were described by adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI). Results: Of 406 participants, the overall prevalence of limited hypertensive health literacy was 56.16% (95% CI: 51.18-61.05). Among the participants, 56% were male, and 68% of them were married. Factors associated with limited hypertensive health literacy were pre-hypertension (AOR=1.95, 95% CI:1.18-3.21), primary and below level of education (AOR=2.13, 95% CI:1.28-3.53), ≤48 months duration of stay in Thailand (AOR=2.28, 95% CI:1.47-3.54), average and low level of knowledge (AOR=2.33, 95% CI:1.38-3.94) as well as moderate and poor attitude (AOR=2.27, 95% CI:1.46-3.54). Conclusion: More than half of the study population had limited hypertensive health literacy. Educational status, duration of stay in Thailand, blood pressure, knowledge and attitude towards hypertension were associated with limited health literacy among Myanmar migrant population. Thus, creating user-friendly resources and health programs for newcomers is essential to mitigate health literacy disparities. Using multidisciplinary approach could be effective in promoting health literacy.
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Wor Mi Thi, Kittipong Sornlorm
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- DOI https://doi.org/10.62992/ijphap.v2i3.44
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