Acta Med. 2025, 68: 160-166
https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2026.7
Health Literacy: Key to Self-Care in Diabetes & Hypertension
Mahycol Reynner Harold Bravo-Ramireza
, Danis Yanet Castillo-Esquivelb
, Danis Yanet Castillo-Esquivelb
aFacultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad César Vallejo, Trujillo, Peru
bFacultad de Humanidades, Universidad Privada del Norte, Lima, Peru
Received July 23, 2025
Accepted November 18, 2025
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