Background: Since health literacy is known to be related to health outcomes, it should be measured to explain how it is associated with the health status of the population. Health literacy tools are designed to measure different dimensions of health literacy of individuals based on their objective. The AAHLS tool is comprehensive and can cover all aspects of health literacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Mothers/caregivers should be aware of a newborn's danger signs and promptly seek medical attention. Hence, this study assessed mothers'/caregivers' awareness, healthcare seeking behaviors for neonatal danger signs and their determinants in the developing regional state of Ethiopia.
Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was employed among mothers/caregivers of neonates in the developing regional state of Ethiopia.