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Why is a country with a low literacy rate less likely to have access to healthcare?

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I think is "haiti" I'm not sure.
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The people are not familiar with terms and how their bodies work. They have to interpret numbers and risks to make a health care decision. So if they are not educated in anyway, they wont understand.
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