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- Title
Influence of Maternal Health Literacy on Child Participation in Social Welfare Programs: The Philadelphia Experience.
- Authors
Pati, Susmita; Mohamad, Zeinab; Cnaan, Avital; Kavanagh, Jane; Shea, Judy A.
- Abstract
We examined the influence of maternal health literacy on child participation in social welfare programs. In this cohort, 20% of the mothers had inadequate or marginal health literacy. Initially, more than 50% of the families participated in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Stamp Program, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, whereas fewer than 15% received child care subsidies or public housing. In multivariate regression, TANF participation was more than twice as common among children whose mothers had adequate health literacy compared with children whose mothers had inadequate health literacy.
- Subjects
PHILADELPHIA (Pa.); PENNSYLVANIA; PARENTAL influences; INFLUENCE; SOCIAL influence; HEALTH literacy; MEDICAL communication
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2010, Vol 100, Issue 9, p1662
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2009.172742