Tejero, Lourdes Marie S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-9287
Siongco, Kathryn Lizbeth L. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3897-7119
Pinlac, Paul Adrian V. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2227-1832
Co, Kim Carmela D. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7745-1975
Tolabing, Ma. Carmen C. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3069-0009
Article History
Received: 10 December 2021
Accepted: 11 November 2022
First Online: 28 November 2022
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. The National Ethics Committee (NEC Code: 2018–013-Tolabing-Literacy) of the Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Statistics Authority (DOH-1840) approved the National Health Literacy Survey. Written informed consent was obtained from participants aged 18 years or above and from legal guardians/ parents of participants below 18 years of age.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.