Yan Hong, Xiaoda Zhang
Questionnaire and LGBM Model for Assessing Health Literacy levels of Mongolians in China
BMC public health
recent american academy pediatrics policy statement recommends milliliterexclusive dosing pediatric liquid medications little known parent preferences regarding units perceptions moving milliliters role health literacy prior milliliterdosing experience crosssectional analysis data collected part randomized controlled study 3 urban pediatric clinics safe rx kids study english spanishspeaking parents n 493 children aged 8 years randomized 1 4 study arms given labels dosing tools varied label instruction format text plus pictogram text units milliliter ml milliliterteaspoon mltsp outcomes included teaspoon preference dosing instructions perceived difficulty milliliteronly dosing predictor variable health literacy newest vital sign low 01 marginal 23 adequate 46 mediating variable prior milliliterdosing experience twothirds parents low marginal health literacy majority 70 preferred use milliliters perceived milliliteronly dosing easy prior milliliterdosing experience 115 teaspoon preference 181 perceived milliliteronly dosing difficult 177 prior milliliterdosing experience parents lower health literacy higher odds teaspoon preference low vs adequate adjusted odds ratio aor 29 95 confidence interval ci 1362 greater odds perceiving difficulty milliliteronly dosing low vs adequate aor 139 95 ci 48406 marginal vs adequate aor 71 95 ci 25204 lack experience milliliter dosing partially mediated impact health literacy parents comfortable milliliteronly dosing parents low health literacy likely perceive milliliteronly dosing difficult educational efforts need target group ensure safe medication use