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Table 1 Adapted English version pamphlet questionnaire and responses.

From: Tackling health literacy: adaptation of public hypertension educational materials for an Indo-Asian population in Canada

Did you read the pamphlet?

Yes N = 59 No N = 3

If not, Please explain why?

• "No time"

• "Didn't remember to read it"

• No response

Did you find the pamphlet helped you to understand what high blood pressure is?

Yes = 56 (94.9%)* No = 3 (5.1%)

Did you find the original pamphlet more difficult to understand compared to the adapted version?

Yes = 8 (13.6) No = 51 (86.4%)

Please tell us what part was difficult?

• "Prefer more pictures"

• "The original was very technical"

• "Not sure why"

Did you find the additional pictures in the adapted pamphlet helped you to understand the written information?

Yes = 53 (89.8%) No = 6 (10.2%)

Did you find the adapted pamphlet was missing information that you would have liked to see from the original?

Yes = 3 (5.1%) No = 56 (94.9%)

What information specifically was missing? (N = 3, one no response)

• "Low blood pressure was not discussed"

• "Do not know what"

If you could receive the material in a language other than English, what language would you choose?

• N = 18 Gujarati ((30.5%), N = 3 Dari ((5.1%), N = 2 French ((3.4%), N = 1 Urdu (1.7%).

Did you have any other comments about the pamphlet?

• "It was a good educational tool"

• "Well designed", Easy to read"

• "Well designed; simple to understand; gets you interested and started into understanding blood pressure specifically for a non-medical person"

• " Doctors do not have time to explain all this in their office"

• "Very good explanation of blood pressure"

  1. * Percents are based on the numbers of participants that read the pamphlet (N = 59)