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2024-10-26 @ 3:37 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:37 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06544356
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-01
Brief Title:
Health Literacy and Newborn Screenings
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
The Effect of Mothers Health Literacy Levels on Their Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Newborn Screenings
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Health literacy the ability to understand and use health information is crucial in all health processes such as healthy living disease prevention diagnosis treatment and personal care The newborn screening program NSP helps reduce morbidity and mortality by early diagnosing rare diseases in infants Health literacy impacts parents vaccination choices and attitudes and higher health literacy is sometimes associated with lower adherence to vaccination protocols Various studies highlight the significance of health literacy in childhood vaccinations breastfeeding effectiveness and attitudes toward YTP emphasizing parents lack of knowledge about NSP and the need for education Notably parents who give birth outside of hospitals have significant knowledge gaps regarding NSP
Detailed Description:
Health literacy involves clearly communicating and accurately understanding health information It is defined as being related to all points in the care process from promoting and enhancing healthy living to preventing and detecting diseases diagnosing and decision-making treating and personal care
The newborn screening program YTP is defined as the early diagnosis of rare presymptomatic congenital diseases by analyzing blood samples taken from infants heels YTP has been stated to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality rates in infants YTP is used to detect many diseases including hearing loss congenital heart defects endocrine disorders hemoglobinopathies congenital metabolic diseases cystic fibrosis spinal muscular atrophy lysosomal storage disorders and immunodeficiencies
One study found that communicative health literacy was directly related to vaccination adherence compared to functional and critical health literacy Parents with higher levels of communicative and critical health literacy were less likely to fully adhere to vaccination protocols Attitudes towards vaccines and beliefs about the reliability of unofficial vaccine information sources serve as directly related factors in vaccination practices and are reported to mediate the relationship between health literacy and vaccination adherence
Another study showed that health literacy was related to parents preferences for the rotavirus vaccine When vaccines were offered in the free market parents with higher health literacy were less likely to vaccinate their newborns against rotavirus compared to parents with lower health literacy
A descriptive study conducted with 279 parents of children aged 0-12 months in the central district of Kırıkkale province found that health literacy was not related to attitudes and behaviors towards childhood vaccinations
In a study with a Latino population one-third were found to have inadequate health literacy when measured by reading comprehension and eight out of ten were inadequate when measured primarily by arithmetic Furthermore a significant relationship was reported between limited health literacy levels and lower antibiotic knowledge among Latino parents
A study found that mothers health literacy levels and breastfeeding effectiveness were adequate before hospital discharge The study also indicated that health literacy level served as a protective factor against stopping breastfeeding
Another study found that most mothers lacked knowledge about blood spots Additionally mothers believed that researching dried blood spots was a good thing
A study evaluating mothers views on YTP reported that 514 of mothers found their knowledge about newborn screening tests partially sufficient and 663 wanted information from healthcare personnel It was also found that 548 of mothers knew some diseases could be inherited 56 knew that genetic diseases were caused by consanguineous marriage 513 knew these diseases could cause irreversible brain damage in infants 42 knew they could lead to physical growth and development delays and 48 knew that a diagnosis could be made with two drops of blood taken from the babys heel The study emphasized the important roles that nurses and other healthcare professionals should play
A study evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of midwives and parents who gave birth outside hospitals regarding YTP indicated that midwives informed parents who gave birth in hospitals about YTP However parents who gave birth outside hospitals had significant knowledge gaps about YTP and expressed a desire for education on the subject
A study assessing various experiences and attitudes towards YTP found that while parents generally had a positive view of the screening process some participants experienced significant frustration particularly regarding how results were received
The newborn screening program YTP is defined as the early diagnosis of rare presymptomatic congenital diseases by analyzing blood samples taken from infants heels YTP has been stated to significantly reduce morbidity and mortality rates in infants YTP is used to detect many diseases including hearing loss congenital heart defects endocrine disorders hemoglobinopathies congenital metabolic diseases cystic fibrosis spinal muscular atrophy lysosomal storage disorders and immunodeficiencies
One study found that communicative health literacy was directly related to vaccination adherence compared to functional and critical health literacy Parents with higher levels of communicative and critical health literacy were less likely to fully adhere to vaccination protocols Attitudes towards vaccines and beliefs about the reliability of unofficial vaccine information sources serve as directly related factors in vaccination practices and are reported to mediate the relationship between health literacy and vaccination adherence
Another study showed that health literacy was related to parents preferences for the rotavirus vaccine When vaccines were offered in the free market parents with higher health literacy were less likely to vaccinate their newborns against rotavirus compared to parents with lower health literacy
A descriptive study conducted with 279 parents of children aged 0-12 months in the central district of Kırıkkale province found that health literacy was not related to attitudes and behaviors towards childhood vaccinations
In a study with a Latino population one-third were found to have inadequate health literacy when measured by reading comprehension and eight out of ten were inadequate when measured primarily by arithmetic Furthermore a significant relationship was reported between limited health literacy levels and lower antibiotic knowledge among Latino parents
A study found that mothers health literacy levels and breastfeeding effectiveness were adequate before hospital discharge The study also indicated that health literacy level served as a protective factor against stopping breastfeeding
Another study found that most mothers lacked knowledge about blood spots Additionally mothers believed that researching dried blood spots was a good thing
A study evaluating mothers views on YTP reported that 514 of mothers found their knowledge about newborn screening tests partially sufficient and 663 wanted information from healthcare personnel It was also found that 548 of mothers knew some diseases could be inherited 56 knew that genetic diseases were caused by consanguineous marriage 513 knew these diseases could cause irreversible brain damage in infants 42 knew they could lead to physical growth and development delays and 48 knew that a diagnosis could be made with two drops of blood taken from the babys heel The study emphasized the important roles that nurses and other healthcare professionals should play
A study evaluating the knowledge and attitudes of midwives and parents who gave birth outside hospitals regarding YTP indicated that midwives informed parents who gave birth in hospitals about YTP However parents who gave birth outside hospitals had significant knowledge gaps about YTP and expressed a desire for education on the subject
A study assessing various experiences and attitudes towards YTP found that while parents generally had a positive view of the screening process some participants experienced significant frustration particularly regarding how results were received
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