Aim: To assess the functional health literacy of Brazilian women assisted by the public system of breast cancer prevention and treatment.
Material and Methods: 156 patients, in between 20-59 years old, from a public service located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil,were interviewed, regarding age, education and Newest Vital Sign (NVS) application in the translated version into Portuguese. The literacy categories and the percentage of correct questions were faced with education years and age, and performance time of the instrument. Chi-square test and Spearman correlation were used, adopting p