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

Servet Alp; Nurdan Oral  Kara

Makale detayları

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

Yazarlar:

Servet Alp | Nurdan Oral Kara

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 50, pp.1-19

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288915

pISSN:

2667-4750

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Özet:

 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 unexpectedemergency situation related to the children. However, no statistically significant relationship was found between having a chronic disease diagnosed in a child and the health institution to which the children is regularly referred; between the number of children and the level of reaction in an unexpectedemergency situation related to the children; 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.

 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 unexpectedemergency situation related to the children. However, no statistically significant relationship was found between having a chronic disease diagnosed in a child and the health institution to which the children is regularly referred; between the number of children and the level of reaction in an unexpectedemergency situation related to the children; 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.

 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 unexpectedemergency situation related to the children. However, no statistically significant relationship was found between having a chronic disease diagnosed in a child and the health institution to which the children is regularly referred; between the number of children and the level of reaction in an unexpectedemergency situation related to the children; 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.

 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 çocuklar ile ilgili beklenmedikacil 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 çocuklar ile ilgili beklenmedikacil bir durumda tepki düzeyi ve çocuk sayısı ve çocuklarına reçetesiz ilaç verme durumu arasında herhangi bir ilişki bulunmamıştır. Kronik bir hastalığa sahip olma veveya böyle bir ortamda sürekli bulunmanın sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyi üzerinde olumlu bir etkisi vardır.

Makale detayları

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

Yazarlar:

Servet Alp | Nurdan Oral Kara

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 50, pp.1-19

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288915

pISSN:

2667-4750

Health Literacy

Pediatric Services

Parent

Health Promotion

Health PolicySağlık Okuryazarlığı

Pediatri Hizmetleri

Ebeveyn

Sağlığı Geliştirme

Sağlık Politikası

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Servet Alp | Nurdan Oral Kara

Yayıncı: Selcuk University

Dergi: Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 50, pp.1-19

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 4/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001288915

pISSN: 2667-4750

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Servet Alp | Nurdan Oral Kara

Yayıncı:

Selcuk University

Dergi:

Selçuk Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 50, pp.1-19

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

4/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001288915

pISSN:

2667-4750