Nearly 1 of 10 American children has asthma. Asthma is addressed in Healthy People 2010 as a public health problem. This study examined the relationship between parents'/guardians' health literacy levels and their perceived self-efficacy to manage their child's asthma. A four-page asthma questionnaire was developed to assess the self-efficacy of parents/guardians of African American children with asthma. There was a statistically significant relationship among the parents'/guardians health literacy levels and their perceived efficacy expectations to manage their child's asthma. There is evidence that high parental/guardian self-efficacy and successful asthma management contribute to a child with well-controlled asthma. It is necessary for patient educators to capitalize on physician/nurse visits and use the time for asthma education, particularly to increase the efficacy expectations of parents/guardians with limited health literacy skills.
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Background: Medication-related adverse events are common in pregnant women, and most are due to misunderstanding medication information. The identification of appropriate medication information sources requires adequate medical information literacy (MIL). It is important for pregnant women to comprehensively evaluate the risk of medication treatment, self-monitor their medication response, and actively participate in decision-making to reduce medication-related adverse events.
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University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Bereavement scholarship predominantly examines psychological aspects of grief, which neglects the role of social, economic, and political factors that shape the space to accommodate these experiences. Responding to calls for enhancing bereavement care, this research explores bereavement accommodation for workers in precarious employment in Ontario, Canada. Drawing on critical qualitative research and feminist ethics, this study employed in-depth interviews to generate knowledge on the everyday experiences of bereaved workers in precarious employment.
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January 2025
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India.
Public expenditure for the improvement of maternal health is crucial in addressing the major social and demographic challenges in developing countries like India. Accordingly, the Government of India initiated the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in 2005 as a flagship conditional cash transfer scheme to encourage institutional delivery in the country. While the provisions under the JSY remain uniform throughout the country, there are apprehensions that the impact would differ across the states as well as between the rural and urban setups depending on varied socio-economic conditions and local level dynamics.
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State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & Dept. of Orthognathic and Temporomandibular Joint Surgery, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Objectives: This study aims to explore the current status and risk factors of oral health-related quality of life OHRQoL in patients with mental disorders and provide evidence for effective intervention measures.
Methods: A total of 397 patients diagnosed with mental illness were selected by convenience sampling, and investigation was carried out using general data questionnaire, health literacy in dentistry-14 (HeLD-14), oral health impact profile-14 (OHIP-14), and oral health status checklist.
Results: The total score of OHIP-14 in patients with mental disorders was 8(2, 14).
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