Patient Engagement June 25, 2020
Research shows disparities in health literacy and knowledge about COVID-19 among people of color, men, and younger individuals.
Patient health literacy and knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic falls along sociodemographic lines, further evidence of the fact that the social determinants of health (SDOH) dictate an individual’s ability to be and stay healthy, according to new research from the Harvard Kennedy School.
More specifically, individual knowledge about COVID-19 and health behaviors were dependent upon individual race, sex, and age.
Black people, males, and individuals younger than age 55 were less likely to know how the novel coronavirus spreads and the key symptoms of the disease.
Additionally, individuals in those populations were less likely to engage in key healthy behaviors known to...
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