Yoon-Joo Cho
Are Korean children free from suicide? Risk and protective factors within a transactional-ecological perspective
Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community
quantitative information risks benefits may meaningful patients facility basic probability numerical concepts construct called numeracyto assess relation numeracy ability make use typical risk reduction expressions benefit screening mammographyrandomized crosssectional surveya simple random sample 500 female veterans drawn new england registryone four questionnaires differed information average risk reduction mammography presentednumeracy scored total number correct responses three simple tasks participants estimated risk death breast cancer without mammography accuracy judged womans ability adjust perceived risk accordance risk reduction data presented61 eligible women completed questionnaire median age women 68 years range 27 88 years 96 high school graduates accuracy applying risk reduction information numeracy poor one third respondents thought 1000 flips fair coin would result 300 heads accuracy strongly related numeracy accuracy rate 58 95 ci 08 107 numeracy score 0 89 ci 25 153 score 1 237 ci 139 335 score 2 40 ci 251 549 score 3regardless information presented numeracy strongly related accurately gauging benefit mammography effective formats needed communicate quantitative information risks benefits