ReviewChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Health Literacy in Early Childhood: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The constructs of health literacy in children: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- The anatomical knowledge of Namibian school children.Anatomical sciences education · 2026Article
- Health Literacy in Early Primary Education: A Multimodal Critical Analysis of Greek Grade 1 Textbooks.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of Health Literacy on Physical Activity and Nutrition Between Children and Adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease and Healthy Controls.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Machine learning prediction of pediatric adverse drug reactions using consensus-derived scarce data.Communications chemistry · 2025Article
- Literacy or Useless Knowledge? Associations Between Health Literacy and Lifestyle Among Adolescents.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Digital tools to promote or measure health literacy in children aged 3-5 years: scoping review.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Family profiles in relation to early childhood caries: a cross-sectional study in France.BMJ open · 2025Observational
- A New Genre of Digital Texts That Explore Children's Frame of Mind, Health Literacy Skills, and Behavioral Intentions for Obesity Prevention.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Little Aussie Bugs: piloting health literacy educational resources at Early Childhood Education and Care.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- An Ongoing Teacher Professional Development Programme to Enhance Critical Health Literacy Pedagogies and Assessment.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Examining the health literacy and health behaviours of children aged 8-11 in Wales, UK.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy in Parents of Toddlers-A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Association of health literacy with quality of life and health outcomes among school-age children in Japan: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Health literacy profiles of final year pre-service teachers in two initial education programs compared with the general population: A cross-sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Socio-Economic and Health Literacy Inequalities as Determinants of Women's Knowledge about Their Reproductive System: A Cross-Sectional Study.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ability to Maintain and Improve Health and Socio-Demographic Correlates among Children in Albania.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2024Article
- The Role of Parental Health Literacy in Establishing Health-Promoting Habits in Early Childhood.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Early childhood plays a key role in the formation of healthy habits and the establishment of health literacy. Nonetheless, there are only a few research studies focusing on the health literacy level of children under the age of eight. The aim of our systematic review is to explore empirical research on health literacy related to early childhood. The research was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA protocol. This systematic review examines 12 studies published between 2013-2022. Results show that research focuses on different domains of health literacy for children. In relation to children's food literacy, children understand the relationship between health and nutrition and they realize the health impact of obesity. The habits connected to oral health are strongly associated with parents' knowledge of and behaviours around oral health. Results related to health care situations show that children are able to be actively involved in decision-making processes in connection with their health. Exploring young children's health literacy is essential in order to be able to plan health promotion interventions, embedded into early childhood education. Picture-based messages or story-based messages supported by illustrations can help measure health literacy in early childhood and can support the formation of health literacy.
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