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Factors associated with health literacy in early childhood rearing of parents in the middle zone of Northeastern Thailand
摘要
Background: Health literacy in early childhood rearing is essential in child development. However, there are no studies in early childhood rearing of parents in the middle zone of Northeastern Thailand. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the association among factors of socio-demographic characteristics of parents with the health literacy in early childhood rearing. Method: This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The participants were 339 early childhood parents in the middle zone of the North-eastern Thailand during July - September, 2021. They were chosen using consecutive sampling method according to the determined properties. Data were collected using the self-completed questionnaires with content validity index of 0.97 and reliability of 0.86. The data were analyzed for frequency, percentage, mean standard deviation and multiple logistic regressions. Results: The results showed that 49.6% of parents had a fair and improved level of health literacy in the early childhood rearing. The grandparent's role was found to be the protective factor (AOR=0.33, 95%CI: 0.19-0.55) of adequate health literacy in the early childhood rearing of parents. Conclusion: The research suggested that grandparents groups were important to inadequate health literacy in early childhood rearing. Therefore, emphasis should be placed on establishing knowledge and understanding among the grandparents in order to correct discriminating decisions in the early childhood upbringing, covering issues of eating, hugging, playing, storytelling, sleeping, dental care, provision for a safety environment, including proper emotional and behavior control.