Influence of Maternal Health Literacy on Child Participation in Social Welfare Programs

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ID11032415
AuthorsSusmita Pati (0000-0001-9927-3698, Susmita Pati and Judy A. Shea are with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Susmita Pati, Zeinab Mohamad, and Jane Kavanagh are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. At the time of the study, Avital Cnaan was with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...), Zeinab Mohamad (Susmita Pati and Judy A. Shea are with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Susmita Pati, Zeinab Mohamad, and Jane Kavanagh are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. At the time of the study, Avital Cnaan was with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...), Avital Cnaan (0000-0002-0312-4792, Susmita Pati and Judy A. Shea are with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Susmita Pati, Zeinab Mohamad, and Jane Kavanagh are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. At the time of the study, Avital Cnaan was with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...), Jane Kavanagh (0009-0006-7262-9459, Susmita Pati and Judy A. Shea are with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Susmita Pati, Zeinab Mohamad, and Jane Kavanagh are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. At the time of the study, Avital Cnaan was with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...), Judy A Shea (0000-0002-7334-4192, Susmita Pati and Judy A. Shea are with the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and the School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Susmita Pati, Zeinab Mohamad, and Jane Kavanagh are with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia. At the time of the study, Avital Cnaan was with the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and...)
Year2010
Volume100
Issue9
Pages1662-1665
Publication date2010-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2009.172742
PMID20634468
PMCIDPMC2920956
OpenAlexW2020001666
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited5

We examined the influence of maternal health literacy on child participation in social welfare programs. In this cohort, 20% of the mothers had inadequate or marginal health literacy. Initially, more than 50% of the families participated in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Food Stamp Program, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, whereas fewer than 15% received child care subsidies or public housing. In multivariate regression, TANF participation was more than twice as common among children whose mothers had adequate health literacy compared with children whose mothers had inadequate health literacy

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