The Relationship Between Parents' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Heel Prick Testing and Their Health Literacy Status

Abstract

Background: The relationship between the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of families in Şanlıurfa regarding the heel prick test and their health literacy levels is being investigated.
Materials and Methods: The descriptive study was conducted with 116 parents who refused heel prick screening in Şanlıurfa province. In the analysis; descriptive statistics, univariate analyses (Mann Whitney-U, Kruskal-Wallis tests), Spearman Correlation test were used.
Results: 36.2% of parents scored below the median on the knowledge assessment test, and 48.3% scored below the median on the behavior assessment test. 94.8% of families have inadequate health literacy levels. A positive, weak, and statistically significant relationship was found between the heel prick test information score and the attitude and behavior score (r=0.453, p<0.001).

Conclusions: Parents' level of knowledge is related to the development of attitudes and behaviors. However, health literacy is not a determinant of knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding heel prick blood.

Keywords

• Newborn screening
• Health literacy
• Parental attitude
• Healthcare delivery

Supporting Institution

No

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Harran University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethics Committee (approval no. HRÜ/26.02.82; date: February 23, 2026).

Thanks

No

Ebeveynlerin Topuk Kanı Bilgi Tutum ve Davranışlarının Sağlık Okuryazarlık Durumu ile İlişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Şanlıurfa ilindeki ailelerin topuk kanı uygulaması bilgi, tutum ve davranış düzeylerinin sağlık okuryazarlık durumları ile ilişkisi incelenmektedir.
Materyal ve metod: Tanımlayıcı tipteki araştırma; Şanlıurfa ilinde topuk kanı taramasını reddeden 116 ebeveyn ile yürütülmüştür. Analizde; tanımlayıcı istatistikler, tek değişkenli analizler (Mann Whitney-U, Kruskal-Wallis testleri), Spearman Korelasyon testi kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Ebeveynlerin %36,2’si bilgi değerlendirme testinde, %48,3’ü tuttum ve davranış değerlendirme testinde ortanca puanın altındadır. Ailelerin %94,8’i yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyindedir. Topuk kanı uygulaması bilgi puanı ile tutum ve davranış puanı arasında pozitif yönde, zayıf güçlükte, anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır (r=0,453, p<0,001).
Sonuç: Ebeveynlerin bilgi düzeyi, tutum ve davranış geliştirme ile ilişkilidir. Ancak sağlık okuryazarlığı; topuk kanı bilgi, tutum ve davranışı üzerinde bir belirleyici değildir.

Keywords

• Yenidoğan taraması
• Sağlık okuryazarlığı
• Ebeveyn tutumu
• Sağlık hizmeti sunumu

Supporting Institution

Hayır

Ethical Statement

Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Harran University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Research Ethics Committee (approval no. HRÜ/26.02.82; date: February 23, 2026).

Thanks

Hayır

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