Health literacy among parents of children and adolescents in Nanjing
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.02.014
- VernacularTitle:南京市儿童青少年家长健康素养状况
- Author:
HAN Xiaosheng
1
Author Information
1. Department of Sports, Nanjing Institute of Industry and Technology, Nanjing (210000),China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health education;
Paternalism;
Child;
Adolescent;
Health promotion
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(2):210-212
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand health literacy among parents of children and adolescents in Nanjing and to provide support and suggestions for health literacy improvement.
Methods:A total of 3 412 elementary school students from 6 primary schools were selected to conduct a survey on health literacy during April to May 2017 through convenient sampling method.
Results:About 21.69% of parents in Nanjing had proficient health literacy, especially in the understanding of smoking cessation (98.24%). About 98.62% of parents gave correct answer on daily driving method, and 99.79% in skills needed for escaping in a fire, which was 99.79%. Parental health literacy significantly improved as educational attainment increases, from 11.80% to 35.69% for paternal and from 11.98% to 38.38% for maternal educational attainment (χ2=111.46, 114.58, P<0.01); Proportion of proficient health literacy was highest (95.43%) among fathers being professional technicians, and was highest (97.53%) among mothers being professional and technical personnel was 97.53%. Significant differences were found across different parental occupation (χ2=228.95, 218.79, P<0.01).
Conclusion:Health literacy should be strengthened among parents in Nanjing to support their children, especially among those with low educational attainment.
