Half of men have low health literacy, survey finds

A survey has found almost half of men had low health literacy, meaning they were less likely to know about methods to prevent getting cancer and other serious illnesses.

Half of men have low health literacy, survey finds

A survey has found almost half of men had low health literacy, meaning they were less likely to know about methods to prevent getting cancer and other serious illnesses.

Researchers questioned 259 men as part of a study into how men seek information regarding cancer, the effect of health literacy on that behaviour and their preferences regarding how that information should be delivered.

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