Health Literacy of Employees Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and Related Demographic Factors

One of the important determinants of health in every society is health literacy. The present study conducted with the aim of determining health literacy status of employees of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences and related demographic factors. The study was a cross sectional study that performed in 2016 in 188 employees in Hamadan University of Medical Sciences. Employees through stratified sampling method enrolled in the study. The data collection tool was Health Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA), which completed through self-report. Data were analyzed using chi-square, Pearson correlation coefficient, one-way ANOVA and linear regression tests by SPSS software version 22. The mean of age of employees was 36.84 years. The most of participants )74.5%( received health-related information through the Internet. Among of the five dimensions of health literacy, the comprehension dimension of health information was more desirable. The highest correlation coefficient between health literacy dimensions was related to the relationship between comprehension and decision-making (r = 0.582, p Overall, the results of the study showed that the average health literacy of employees was border line. It seems that interventions based on demographic characteristics are required to improve the health status of employees.