Parental numeracy and asthma exacerbations in Puerto Rican children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Puerto Ricans share a disproportionate burden of childhood asthma in the United States. Little is known about the impact of low parental numeracy (a health literacy skill) on asthma morbidity in Puerto Rican children. Our objective was to examine whether low parental numeracy is associated with increased asthma morbidity in Puerto Rican children.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional study of 351 children with asthma, aged 6 to 14 years, living in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Parents of study participants completed a modified version of the Asthma Numeracy Questionnaire. Multivariate linear or logistic regression was used to examine the relation between low parental numeracy (defined as no correct answers in the modified Asthma Numeracy Questionnaire) and indicators of ast

SUBMITTER: Rosas-Salazar C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3707180 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature