Tahap literasi kesihatan golongan lelaki kumpulan pendapatan B40 dan M40 di Johor Bahru
List of Authors
  • Affiqka Humaira Abdullah , Emma Mohamad

Keyword
  • Literasi kesihatan, komunikasi kesihatan, kesejahteraan, lelaki, B40, M40

Abstract
  • Literasi kesihatan memainkan peranan yang penting dalam era globalisasi. Kemahiran ini dilihat perlu untuk memperkasakan individu dan masyarakat dalam pengurusan kesihatan, terutamanya penyakit kronik. Secara spesifiknya literasi kesihatan dapat membantu golongan lelaki. Melihatkan secara statistiknya mereka mempunyai jangka hayat lebih pendek dan lebih berisiko untuk menghidapi penyakit tidak berjangkit berbanding wanita. Keadaan menjadi lebih berisiko kepada mereka yang berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana kerana limitasi untuk membiayai kos penjagaan kesihatan. Oleh sebab itu, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengkaji tahap literasi kesihatan dan faktor-faktor demografi yang mungkin berhubungan dengan literasi. Model Literasi Kesihatan Sorensen et al. (2012) digunakan sebagai landasan teori kajian. Sebanyak 168 orang responden lelaki berbangsa Melayu daripada golongan B40 dan M40 telah ditemu bual menggunakan tinjauan soal-selidik sebagai instrumen kajian. Dapatan kajian mendapati tahap literasi kesihatan lelaki adalah pada tahap yang rendah iaitu 45.9% (77 orang) berada pada tahap bermasalah, diikuti 32.1% (54 orang) sangat bermasalah. Dapatan juga menunjukkan wujud hubungan signifikan antara tahap pendidikan (r = 0.250**) dan pendapatan isi rumah (r = 0.318**) dengan literasi kesihatan. Bagi faktor kekerapan penggunaan media, dapatan mendapati tiada hubungan signifikan dengan literasi kesihatan iaitu pada nilai r = -0.014. Begitu juga dengan faktor BMI iaitu pada nilai r =0.057.

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