Sh. Papi - Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Z. Karimi - Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Qom University of Medical Science, Qom, Iran
F. Saadat Talab - Iranian Research Center on Aging, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Science, Tehran, Iran
F. Hosseini - Department of Epidemiology & Biostatics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
H. Afrouzeh - Faculty of Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
M. Yousefi - Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Technical and Engineering, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran
S. Norouzi - Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Aims: With age, a person faces many threats, such as developing chronic diseases. Health literacy plays a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of these diseases. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the relationship between health literacy and multi-infection based on gender differences in the elderly. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on the elderly population over ۶۰ years in Comprehensive Health Center and Health Post at Malekan City, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, in ۲۰۱۸. Four hundred eighty-seven people were sampled by the stratified random sampling method. Demographic and standard health literacy questionnaires were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using an independent t-test, chi-square, and linear regression model by SPSS ۲۶ software. Findings: The mean participants’ age was ۶۴.۹±۶.۵ years. The health literacy level of ۶۳.۸۶% of the participants was insufficient, and only ۱.۲۳% of the subjects had excellent health literacy. The rate of multi-infection in women was significantly higher than in men. Conclusion: The level of health literacy and multi-infection rate in women is higher than in men.

Health Literacy, Multi-infection, Gender Differences, Elderly