Health literacy is an individual's capacity to access, comprehend, assess, communicate, and use health information to settle on choices for one's wellbeing and it is getting progressively significant for social and economic development. Literacy levels are important predictors of employment, active participation in the community, health status and success of a nation. An absence of health literacy may have impacts at numerous levels, from the person to the society like improper use of medications/assistive aids, unnecessary tests or surgery, and misinterpretation of instructions. Health literacy is also important because of the huge quantities of individuals influenced, it can cause poor health outcomes as well as increasing rates of chronic disease, it affects health care expenses and for many more reasons.