Brandstetter, Susanne and Atzendorf, Josefine and Seelbach-Goebel, Birgit and Melter, Michael and Kabesch, Michael and Apfelbacher, Christian and Arndt, Petra and Baessler, Andrea and Berneburg, Mark and Buchalla, Wolfgang and Gessner, Andre and Heid, Iris and Kerzel, Sebastian and Koller, Michael and Leitzmann, Michael and Rothfuss, David and Roesch, Wolfgang and Segerer, Hugo and Weber, Berhard and Weidinger, Stephan (2020) Sociodemographic factors associated with health literacy in a large sample of mothers of newborn children: cross-sectional findings from the KUNO-Kids birth cohort study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, 179 (1). pp. 165-169. ISSN 0340-6199, 1432-1076
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Health literacy is an important public health goal and of particular relevance when people are starting a family. Health literacy is thought to be crucial for the management of the manifold demands relating to child health which are imposed on parents. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy in a large sample of mothers of newborn children in Germany. Sociodemographic factors and health literacy (as assessed by the HLS-EU health care scale) were analyzed using data from 2403 mothers of newborns who take part in an ongoing birth cohort study (KUNO-Kids health study). Almost 40% of mothers had a limited health literacy level. Being primiparous was significantly associated with lower health literacy, while having a high level of education compared with a medium level of education was significantly associated with higher health literacy. Conclusion: The finding of a substantial amount of mothers experiencing problems in dealing with and navigating through the healthcare system is important for the design of pediatric health services.What is Known:center dot New parents are confronted with many recommendations about child health.center dot Health literacy of parents is considered crucial for child health outcomes.What is New:center dot Many mothers of newborns have a limited health literacy level.center dot First-time mothers and mothers with lower education are particularly at risk for low health literacy.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Health literacy; Mothers; Newborns; Sociodemographic factors |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin Medicine > Institut für Epidemiologie und Präventivmedizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2020 11:58 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2020 11:58 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/25966 |
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