Measuring the health literacy level of Arabic speaking population in Saudi Arabia using translated health literacy instruments.

Background: Health literacy is an essential predictor of health status, disease control and adherence to medications.

Objectives: The study goals were to assess the health literacy level of the general population in Saudi Arabia using translated Gulf Arabic version of the short-version of the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) tests and to measure the relationship between health literacy and education level.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional with a convenience sample of 123 participants from the general population in Riyadh.

Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Survival of Melanoma Patients in the United States Over 3 Decades: A Secondary Analysis of SEER Data.

Unlabelled: Melanoma is a treatable and preventable skin cancer. It is responsible for 75% of deaths among all skin cancers. Previous studies have found that race/ethnicity may play a role in survival among melanoma patients.