Health Literacy and Self‐Care Among Patients Living With Chronic Kidney Disease in a Low‐Resource Setting
Our findings suggest that higher levels of health literacy are associated with improved self-care practices which are crucial for managing CKD efficiently. Health education should be provided as early as possible. This work can serve as a basis for future related studies in low-income settings.
Authors
- Lydia Kabiri
- Joyce Nankumbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9147-4559)
- Connie Olwit
- Tom Denis Ngabirano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8228-6270)
- Robert Mwesigwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3455-3485)
Institutions
- Mulago Hospital (UG)
- Augusta University Health (US)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nursing Open
- Published
- 2025-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.70375
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00