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ArticleHealth promotion international2024

Social determinants of health literacy among parents and caregivers in the US-Affiliated Pacific.

Rica Dela Cruz, Jennifer Galbreath, Jean Butel, Ashley B Yamanaka, Lynne R Wilkens, Tanisha Aflague, Patricia Coleman, Leslie Shallcross, Pauline McFall, Rachel Novotny

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Article in Health promotion international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Assessing Surgical Capacity in Guam: Current Strengths and Future Goals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Rica Dela CruzHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9477-5971
Jennifer GalbreathHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Jean ButelHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Ashley B YamanakaHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Lynne R WilkensPopulation Sciences in the Pacific Program, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA.
Tanisha AflagueCollege of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam, 303 University Drive, UOG Station, Mangilao, GU 96923, USA.
Patricia ColemanCooperative Research, Extension and Education Services, Northern Marianas College, PO Box 501250, Saipan, MP 96950, USA.
Leslie ShallcrossCooperative Extension Service, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1000 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA.
Pauline McFallHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.
Rachel NovotnyHuman Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences Department, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 1955 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9503-9471
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · USNorthern Marianas College · MPUniversity of Alaska Fairbanks · USUniversity of Guam · GU

Funding

University of Hawaii Cancer Center CCSGP30CA071789 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Pallav Pokhrel · 1996 to 2026
$56.2M
University of Guam/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Partnership (2 of 2)U54CA143728 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF GUAM · PI TRESSA P DIAZ · 2009 to 2026
$20.1M
University of Guam/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii Partnership (1 of 2)U54CA143727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · PI Brenda Yukari Hernandez, RACHAEL T LEON GUERRERO · 2009 to 2026
$19.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA071789NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143727NCI NIH HHS U54 CA143728NIH HHS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Health literacy is understudied in the US-Affiliated Pacific (USAP), where local populations have historically experienced social marginalization and disproportionate health inequities caused by the social determinants of health (SDOH). This cross-sectional study analyzed several SDOH indicators-acculturation, use of food assistance programs and demographic characteristics (race and ethnicity, household income, primary language spoken at home and educational attainment)-and their relationship to health literacy among 1305 parents/caregivers of young children ages 2-8 years old who participated in the Children's Healthy Living (CHL) program in Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and Hawai'i. Significantly increased odds of low health literacy were found among parents/caregivers with households where a language other than English was the primary language compared to English-only households (OR = 1.86, 95% CI = 1.22, 2.82), household income of <$35 000 compared to ≥$35 000 (OR = 2.15, 95% CI = 1.13, 4.07), parents/caregivers of Asian children compared to parents/caregivers of White children (OR = 2.68, 95% CI = 1.05, 6.84), parent/caregivers with less than or some high school education compared to high school completion (1st- to 8th-grade OR = 4.46, 95% CI = 2.09, 9.52; 9th- to 11th-grade OR 1.87, 95% CI = 1.06, 3.30) and parent/caregivers with acculturation status defined as marginalized as compared to integrated (OR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.09, 4.86). This study indicates that some USAP parents/caregivers may lack the capacity to acquire health information, utilize health resources, and navigate health decision making. Future efforts to understand and improve health literacy in the USAP should be population specific, thoroughly assess personal and organizational health literacy, and inventory community health care capacity.

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CaregiversHealth LiteracyChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesHumansParentsSocial Determinants of Healthchildhealth literacyindigenousparentssocial determinants of health

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PMID38294036
PMCPMC10828926
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