Patterns and associated factors of health literacy among residents aged 15–69 in Zhejiang, China: a latent profile analysis
Shuiyang Xu, Yunfang Zhou, Mingyu Huang, Xinyu Wen, Xuehai Zhang, Yue Xu, Dingming Yao, Xiujing Hu, Heni Chen, Chun Chen, Xiangyang Zhang · 2026
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Shuiyang Xu and co-authors sort residents of Zhejiang Province, China, into health literacy groups. Their 2025 study uses a province-wide survey of nearly fifty-seven thousand people aged fifteen to sixty-nine. A profile method groups people by shared patterns across skill areas rather than by one total score. Three groups emerge from the data. Just over half fall in the highest group, about a third in the middle, and the rest in the lowest.
The lowest group skews older, with less schooling and more farm work and low income. Schooling, age, and job type carry the most weight in sorting people into groups. The authors argue one-size health messages will miss these gaps. Tailored outreach by group can sharpen prevention work. The study gives health planners in rich regions a firm base for such targeted plans.
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| CREATOR | Shuiyang Xu, Yunfang Zhou, Mingyu Huang, Xinyu Wen, Xuehai Zhang, Yue Xu, Dingming Yao, Xiujing Hu, Heni Chen, Chun Chen, Xiangyang Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |