A Research to Examine Parental Health Literacy and Use of Pediatric Services

Year 2023, , 1 - 19, 29.04.2023

Servet Alp , Nurdan Oral Kara

https://doi.org/10.52642/susbed.1153216

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the health literacy levels of parents with children enrolled in kindergartens in Burdur city center, to reveal the differences according to sociodemographic characteristics, to determine the level of use of pediatric health services by parents and to determine the factors affecting this level. In the study, no sample selection was made and data were obtained from 237 parents. As a result of the analysis, it was calculated that parents had a high level of health literacy. It was determined that the level of parental health literacy did not differ significantly according to other sociodemographic and research questions, except for having a child with a diagnosed chronic disease. As a result of the chi-square analysis, a statistically significant relationship was found between income level and the most common medicines given to the child without a prescription, the number of children and the status of giving medicines to their children without a prescription, the number of visits to a health institution for their child in the last year and the level of reaction in an unexpected/emergency situation related to the child(ren). However, no statistically significant relationship was found between having a chronic disease diagnosed in a child and the health institution to which the child(ren) is regularly referred; between the number of children and the level of reaction in an unexpected/emergency situation related to the child(ren); and between the number of children and the level of giving over-the-counter medication to their children. Having a chronic disease or being constantly in such an environment has a positive effect on the level of health literacy.

Keywords

Health Literacy, Pediatric Services, Parent, Health Promotion, Health Policy

Ebeveyn Sağlık Okuryazarlığı ile Pediatri Hizmetleri Kullanımını İncelenmeye Yönelik Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı Burdur il merkezindeki anasınıflarına kayıtlı çocuğu olan ebeveynlerin sağlık okuryazarlık düzeylerini belirlemek, sosyodemografik özelliklere göre farklılıklarını ortaya koymak, ebeveynlerin pediatri sağlık hizmetlerini kullanım düzeyini belirlemek ve bu düzeyi etkileyen faktörleri saptamaktır. Araştırmada, örneklem seçimine gidilmemiş olup, 237 ebeveynden veri elde edilmiştir. Analizler sonucunda, ebeveynlerin yüksek sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyine sahip olduğu hesaplanmıştır. Ebeveyn sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyinin tanı konulmuş kronik bir rahatsızlığa sahip çocuğu olma durumu hariç diğer sosyodemografik ve araştırma sorularına göre anlamlı farklılık göstermediği tespit edilmiştir. Yapılan ki kare analizi sonucunda, gelir düzeyi ile çocuğa reçetesiz en sık verilen ilaçlar; çocuk sayısı ve çocuklarına reçetesiz ilaç verme durumu ve son bir yıl içerisinde çocuğu için sağlık kurumuna başvuru sayısı ile çocuk(lar) ile ilgili beklenmedik/acil bir durumda tepki düzeyi arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Ancak çocuğuna tanı konulmuş kronik bir hastalığa sahip olma durumu ile sürekli başvurulan sağlık kuruluşu; çocuk sayısı ile çocuk(lar) ile ilgili beklenmedik/acil bir durumda tepki düzeyi ve çocuk sayısı ve çocuklarına reçetesiz ilaç verme durumu arasında herhangi bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Kronik bir hastalığa sahip olma ve/veya böyle bir ortamda sürekli bulunmanın sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyi üzerinde olumlu bir etkisi vardır.

Keywords

Sağlık Okuryazarlığı, Pediatri Hizmetleri, Ebeveyn, Sağlığı Geliştirme, Sağlık Politikası

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