Perceived and Functional Health Literacy Among Cypriot Parents, Antibiotic Use in Children, and Childhood Vaccinations

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February 2024
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Health literacy (HL) refers to people’s competencies in accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying health information to meet demands in healthcare, preventing illness, and promoting health. In the case of children, parental HL is important in establishing health-promoting behaviors and better health outcomes. Several factors have been associated with vaccination hesitancy (VH) and antibiotic misuse, two increasing public health problems. HL may influence parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards antibiotic use and vaccination in their children. Assessing parental beliefs and attitudes is important in understanding current practices and developing targeted responses.
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health literacy

perceived health lite...

functional health lit...

antibiotics

childhood vaccination...

VH

parents

children

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