Philip J. Ciampa|Ralph K. White|Eliana M. Perrin|H. Shonna Yin|Lee Sanders|Eryka A. Gayle|Russell L. Rothman
The Association of Acculturation and Health Literacy, Numeracy and Health-Related Skills in Spanish-speaking Caregivers of Young Children
Vanderbilt University|Meharry Medical College|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|New York University|University of Miami|Vanderbilt University|Vanderbilt University
little known relationship among acculturation literacy health skills latino caregivers young children latino caregivers children 30 months seeking primary care four medical centers administered measures acculturation sash functional health literacy stofhla numeracy wrat3 healthrelated skills phlat spanish child anthropomorphics immunization status ascertained chart review caregivers n 184 median age 27 years iqr 2332 participated 891 mothers 971 low acculturation lower sash scores significantly correlated p 001 lower stofhla 021 wrat3 025 phlat spanish scores 034 sash scores predicted phlat spanish scores multivariable linear regression model adjusted age child age gender caregiver number children family type health insurance caregiver study site adjusted 084 95 ci 026142 p 0005 association attenuated addition literacy adjusted 066 95 ci 011121 p 002 numeracy adjusted 050 95 ci 004104 p 007 model significant association acculturation uptodate child immunizations weight status overweightobese lower acculturation associated worse health literacy diminished ability perform child healthrelated skills literacy numeracy skills attenuated association acculturation child health skills associations may help explain child health disparities latino communities