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The Role of Clinical Literacy for Public Well-being
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DR. KANAGALA, DR. P. KRISHNA PRIYA
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Literacy is different from illiteracy; where both are quite different from clinical literacy that is what the research
would like to focus with the help of the present study. Clinical literacy is the state of a literacy, where one can
understand or have knowledge on their disease or any others’ diseases/disorders and their control. Clinical literacy
management is to create awareness among people on patients diseases/disorders and treatment. The present study
conducted on patients of urban and rural area hospitals on the basis of literacy levels. Knowledge on clinical
terminology, Must haves’on clinical literacyare tested. The researcher constructed a scale based on knowledge, clinical
understandingand their association with medical and para-medical staff on clinical literacy.
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Health literacy, Clinical literacy, Wellbeing.
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| DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2019.11.01.059
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