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Abstract：
India has one of the highest oral cancer burdens and accounts for one out of every five cervical cancer incidences worldwide. Majority of these preventable cancers are diagnosed in advanced stages with poor prognosis and survival. World Health Organization supports health literacy as a measure for accomplishing sustainable development goals. Community trials have reported that health literacy-focused interventions improve cancer screening participation and adherence. In India health literacy research is unutilized for cancer screening. Majority of the research utilized proxy information using disease-specific knowledge, attitude, and socio-demographic characteristics for screening participation. Through this correspondence, we discuss the poor cancer screening coverage in India and the research gap in health literacy in Indian context. Without an understanding of the distribution of the components of health literacy and the development of context-specific interventions for improvement, it will be difficult for any technology or innovation to penetrate the community and increase screening coverage.
摘要：
印度是口腔癌负担最高的国家之一，占全球宫颈癌发病率的五分之一。这些可预防的癌症大多数被诊断为晚期，预后和生存率较差。世界卫生组织支持将健康素养作为实现可持续发展目标的一项措施。社区试验报告说，以健康素养为重点的干预措施可以提高癌症筛查的参与度和依从性。在印度，健康素养研究未用于癌症筛查。大多数研究利用了使用疾病特异性知识的代理信息，态度,和筛查参与的社会人口特征。通过这封信，我们讨论了印度癌症筛查覆盖率低和印度背景下健康素养的研究差距。如果不了解健康素养组成部分的分布以及针对具体情况的改进干预措施的发展，任何技术或创新都很难渗透到社区并增加筛查覆盖率。
