Assessment of Comprehensive Health Literacy between the Employees at the Faculty of Medicine Zagazig University

Background: Health literacy level is an important indicator and a main corner in determining and improving individual’s health status.It has a role in promoting the individuals’ awareness with their health problems and increases their ability to gain information about health in order to be empowered and involved in the process of health care.This study aimed to promote health among the administrative of Faculty of Medicine Zagazig University through assessing the level of health literacy among them and identifying factors affecting the level health literacy. Method: The study surveyed a comprehensive sample of the employees at the faculty of medicine. Comprehensive health literacy level was assessed by the Arabic version of the modified European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16). Results: The present study declared that 43.9% of the employees were in the age group ≥50 years with mean age 46.2±10.89, female employees represented 52.4% of the studied participants, 69.3% were higher education and 59.8% were high social class.Nearly half of the employees (47.7%)had problematic comprehensive health literacy level. There was significant association between gender, residence, social class and occupational degree and the level of comprehensive health literacy Conclusion: The employees of the faculty of medicine had problematic comprehensive health literacy level. Gender, residence, social class and occupational degree affect the level of comprehensive health literacy. Gender, residence, internet use and taking medication without prescription constitute 37.1% of the factors that predict CHL score.