Kirsi Tiitinen Mekhail|Bo Burström|Anneli Marttila|Josefin Wångdahl|Lene Lindberg
Changes in Comprehensive Health Literacy Among First-Time Parents Attending Extended Home Visiting in Swedish Multicultural Settings: A Case-Comparison Study
Institute of Neurobiology|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gävle|Uppsala University|Centre for Palaeogenetics|Institute of Neurobiology|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gävle|Uppsala University|Centre for Palaeogenetics|Institute of Neurobiology|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gävle|Uppsala University|Centre for Palaeogenetics|Institute of Neurobiology|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gävle|Uppsala University|Centre for Palaeogenetics|Institute of Neurobiology|Karolinska Institutet|University of Gävle|Uppsala University|Centre for Palaeogenetics
study aimed gain knowledge impact extended postnatal home visiting program parents comprehensive health literacy chl multicultural socioeconomically disadvantaged swedish settingsthis quasiexperimental study adopted casecontrol sampling method recruiting firsttime parents two child health care centers stockholm participants interviewed twice structured questionnaires child aged less two months n 193 1518 months n 151 october 2017 august 2020 analyses used linear regression models nonparametric testsa subgroup parents needed language interpreters demonstrated statistically significantly improved chl premeasures postmeasures within intervention group received extended home visiting intervention f 11429 p 001 compared corresponding subgroup received merely ordinary swedish child health care centers program f 5025 p 027postnatal home visiting interventions may reduce inequity chl parents living multicultural socioeconomically disadvantaged settings