Relationship between health literacy and maternal education in rural and urban sites, India 2013
| Health literacy | Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh (rural, N=1170) | Kirti Nagar, New Delhi (urban, N=670) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low n (%) | Medium n (%) | High n (%) | Low n (%) | Medium n (%) | High n (%) | |
| Maternal education | ||||||
| None (0) | 396 (58.2) | 204 (30.0) | 80 (11.8) | 235 (77.5) | 59 (19.5) | 9 (3.00) |
| Some primary (grades 1–5) | 13 (15.5) | 10 (11.9) | 61 (72.6) | 37 (29.6) | 49 (39.2) | 39 (31.2) |
| Some upper primary (grades 6–8) | 43 (20.0) | 68 (31.6) | 104 (48.4) | 8 (7.2) | 36 (32.4) | 67 (60.4) |
| Some secondary or higher (≥grade 9) | 14 (7.3) | 31 (16.2) | 146 (76.4) | 6 (4.6) | 18 (13.7) | 107 (81.7) |