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The aim of this study was to assess the health literacy of patients with EB in Iran.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>MATERIALS AND METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Thirty-three patients from Iran with EB, aged above 15 years-old, were enrolled in the study. Iranian Health Literacy Questionnaire, which measures health literacy in five domains including reading, access, perception, assessment, and decision-making skills, was used for collecting the data. SPSS analytical software, version 22, was used for statistical analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In total, 19 (57.6%) patients were male and 14 (42.4%) female with an age range of 15-41 years. Nineteen (57.6%) patients had inadequate health literacy in reading skills. One-third of patients had enough health literacy in the realm of access, and two-thirds were excellent in perception. Overall, there was no significant correlation between the level of health literacy with age (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.92), sex (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.55), race (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.58), and educational level (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.51) of the patients.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The majority of the patients had inadequate health literacy in reading skills while these patients had acceptable health literacy in perception, assessment, and decision-making skills. 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