Parental health literacy in anorectal malformation: needs and challenges.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Explore health literacy (HL) among parents of children with anorectal malformation (ARM) and identify the predictors of HL.

Method

 Parents of children < 16 years treated for ARM were invited to complete the Health Literacy Questionnaire-Parent (HLQ-p), General Self-efficacy Scale (GSES), electronic Health Literacy-Scale (eHEALS) and a study-specific questionnaire. Demographic data were collected. Ethical approval was obtained.

Results

137 parents (40% fathers) of 105 children (median age 7.1 years) participated. The highest HL scores were in managing the child's health and engaging with healthcare providers, while scores were lowest in social support, information sufficiency, and interpreting health information. Higher HL correlated with increasing parental age a

SUBMITTER: Olsbo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12267356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature